From e516b01872ca56fdcf96581c3694910488373400 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Hutchins Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:02:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] tN issue 3032 --- luk/01/79.md | 12 ++---------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/luk/01/79.md b/luk/01/79.md index 6f6739adc0..c9ba3b6124 100644 --- a/luk/01/79.md +++ b/luk/01/79.md @@ -6,17 +6,9 @@ Light is often a metaphor for truth. Here, the spiritual truth that the Savior w "give knowledge to" or "give spiritual light to" -# those who sit in darkness +# those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death -Darkness is here a metaphor for the absence of spiritual truth. Here, people who lack spiritual truth are spoken of as if they are sitting in darkness. Alternate translation: "people who do not know the truth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) - -# darkness ... shadow of death - -These two phrases work together to emphasize the deep spiritual darkness of people before God shows them mercy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]]) - -# in the shadow of death - -The shadow often represents something that is about to happen. Here, it refers to approaching death. Alternate translation: "who are about to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) +Darkness is here a metaphor for the absence of spiritual truth. Here, people who lack spiritual truth are spoken of as if they are sitting in darkness. Also "shadow of death" represents the threat of death. Alternate translation: "those who do not know the truth and are in spiritual darkness and fear dying" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # guide our feet into the path of peace