unfoldingWord_en_tn/luk/08/04.md

## A sower went out to sow some seeds ##

This can be translated as “A farmer went out to scatter some seeds in a field.”

## wayside ##

"road" or "path." The ground would have been hard from the people walking on it.

## they were trampled underfoot ##

This can be translated as "They were stepped on too often for them to grow" or with an active verb as in the UDB. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## devoured them ##

"ate them all"

## they withered ##

"the plants became dry and shriveled up"

## they had no moisture ##

This could be translated as "the ground was too dry."
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## A sower went out to sow some seeds ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This can be translated as “A farmer went out to scatter some seeds in a field.”`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## wayside ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"road" or "path." The ground would have been hard from the people walking on it.`

			`## they were trampled underfoot ##`

			`This can be translated as "They were stepped on too often for them to grow" or with an active verb as in the UDB. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`## devoured them ##`

			`"ate them all"`

			`## they withered ##`

			`"the plants became dry and shriveled up"`

			`## they had no moisture ##`

			`This could be translated as "the ground was too dry."`