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# Ask and see if a man bears a child

"You know that no man has ever given birth to a child"

# Why do I see every young man with his hand on his loins like a woman bearing a child? Why have all their faces become pale?

A woman about to give birth is in great pain and unable to do anything. The young men are so frightened that their bodies hurt, and they are unable to fight. AT: "The young men are holding their bellies like a woman giving birth; they all look sick because they are so afraid." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# for Jacob, but he will be rescued from it

The name Jacob is a metonym for the man's descendants. This can be translated in active form. AT: "for the descendants of Jacob, but I will rescue them from it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/children]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/woe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jacob]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Ask and see if a man bears a child`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"You know that no man has ever given birth to a child"`
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			`# Why do I see every young man with his hand on his loins like a woman bearing a child? Why have all their faces become pale?`
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			`A woman about to give birth is in great pain and unable to do anything. The young men are so frightened that their bodies hurt, and they are unable to fight. AT: "The young men are holding their bellies like a woman giving birth; they all look sick because they are so afraid." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
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			`# for Jacob, but he will be rescued from it`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`The name Jacob is a metonym for the man's descendants. This can be translated in active form. AT: "for the descendants of Jacob, but I will rescue them from it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/children]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/woe]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jacob]]`