# behold This alerts the reader to pay attention to the surprising information that follows. # overshadowed them "came over them" # there was a voice out of the cloud Here "voice" refers to God speaking. AT: "God spoke to them from out of the cloud" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # the disciples heard it "the disciples heard God speak" # they fell on their face "Fell on their face" is a metaphor. AT: "they fell forward, with their face to the ground". (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor). # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/beloved]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofgod]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/disciple]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]