en_tn/act/17/24.md

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# the world
In the most general sense, the "world" refers to the heavens and the earth and everything in them.
# since he is Lord
"because he is the Lord." Here "he" is referring to the unknown god mentioned in [Acts 17:23](./22.md) that Paul is explaining is the Lord God.
# of heaven and earth
The words "heaven" and "earth" are used together to mean all beings and things in heaven and earth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
# built with hands
Here "hands" stands for people. AT: "built by the hands of people" or "that people built" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# Neither is he served by men's hands
Here "served" has the sense of a doctor treating a patient to make the patient well again. AT: "Neither do men's hands take care of him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# by men's hands
Here "hands" stands for the whole person. AT: "by humans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# since he himself
"because he himself." The word "himself" is added for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/world]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/breath]]