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# General Information:
Verse 3 completes the background information begun in [Luke 19:1-2 ](../01.md ) for the events that follow. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# He was trying
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"Zacchaeus was trying"
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# because he was small in height
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"because he was short"
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# So he ran
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The author has finished giving the background to the event and now begins to describe the event itself.
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# a sycamore tree
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"a sycamore fig tree." It produces small round fruit about 2.5 centimeters across. AT: "a fig tree" or "a tree"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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