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# on the fourth day

"on day 4" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# Kislev (which was the ninth month)

"Kislev" is the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar. The fourth day of Kislev is near the end of November on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah

This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. AT: "Yahweh gave a message to Zechariah" or "Yahweh spoke this message to Zechariah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Sharezer and Regem-Melek

These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# beg

Here the word "beg" means to plead or ask urgently.

# before the face of Yahweh

Here "face" is a metonym for Yahweh's presence. AT: "in the presence of Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# They spoke ... they said

The word "they" refers to Sharezer and Regem Melek.

# Should I mourn in the fifth month

"Should I mourn in month 5." The assumed knowledge is that the Jewish people fasted during a part of the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar because this is when the Babylonians destroyed the temple in Jerusalem. The fifth month is during the last part of July and the first part of August on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]])

# by means of a fast

"by fasting"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/darius]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeyear]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeday]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/zechariahot]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/bethel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/beg]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/houseofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahwehofhosts]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mourn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fast]]
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"on day 4" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Kislev (which was the ninth month)`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Kislev" is the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar. The fourth day of Kislev is near the end of November on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. AT: "Yahweh gave a message to Zechariah" or "Yahweh spoke this message to Zechariah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Sharezer and Regem-Melek`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# beg`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here the word "beg" means to plead or ask urgently.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# before the face of Yahweh`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "face" is a metonym for Yahweh's presence. AT: "in the presence of Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# They spoke ... they said`

			`The word "they" refers to Sharezer and Regem Melek.`

			`# Should I mourn in the fifth month`

			`"Should I mourn in month 5." The assumed knowledge is that the Jewish people fasted during a part of the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar because this is when the Babylonians destroyed the temple in Jerusalem. The fifth month is during the last part of July and the first part of August on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]])`

			`# by means of a fast`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`"by fasting"`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]`
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added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeyear]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeday]]`
Relinking after change of directories. 2017-08-30 21:09:31 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/zechariahot]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/bethel]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/beg]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/houseofgod]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahwehofhosts]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mourn]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fast]]`