en_tn/gen/21/17.md

# the voice of the lad

"the boy's voice." Here "voice" stands for the sound of the boy crying or speaking. AT: "the sound of Ishmael" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# the angel of God

"a messenger from God" or "God's messenger"

# out of heaven

Here "heaven" means the place where God lives.

# What troubles you

"What is wrong" or "Why are you crying"

# the voice of the lad where he is

Here "voice" stands for the sound of the boy crying or speaking. AT: "the sound of the boy lying over there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# raise up the lad

"help the boy stand up"

# I will make him into a great nation

To make Ishmael into a great nation means God will give him many descendants who will become a great nation. AT: "I will make his descendants become a great nation" or "I will make him become the ancestor of a great nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hagar]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/encourage]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the voice of the lad`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"the boy's voice." Here "voice" stands for the sound of the boy crying or speaking. AT: "the sound of Ishmael" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the angel of God`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"a messenger from God" or "God's messenger"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# out of heaven`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "heaven" means the place where God lives.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# What troubles you`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"What is wrong" or "Why are you crying"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the voice of the lad where he is`

			`Here "voice" stands for the sound of the boy crying or speaking. AT: "the sound of the boy lying over there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# raise up the lad`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"help the boy stand up"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I will make him into a great nation`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`To make Ishmael into a great nation means God will give him many descendants who will become a great nation. AT: "I will make his descendants become a great nation" or "I will make him become the ancestor of a great nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hagar]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/encourage]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]`