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# Nicodemus

Nicodemus was one of the Pharisees who believed in Jesus. See how you translated this name in [John 3:1](../03/01.md).

# myrrh and aloes

These are plant substances that smell nice and that people used to prepare a body for burial.

# about one hundred litras

You may convert this to a the measure system used in your area. The word "litra" was used for measures of about 300 grams of solids or about 300 milliliters of liquids. Because myrrh and aloes were more like solids than liquids, the measurement here is probably of weight, about 30 kilograms, rather than of volume, about 30 liters. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bweight]])
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			`Nicodemus was one of the Pharisees who believed in Jesus. See how you translated this name in [John 3:1](../03/01.md).`

			`# myrrh and aloes`

Adjusted aloe note 2018-06-22 19:16:31 +00:00			`These are plant substances that smell nice and that people used to prepare a body for burial.`
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tN Issue 1774 2018-06-25 19:42:14 +00:00			`# about one hundred litras`
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`You may convert this to a the measure system used in your area. The word "litra" was used for measures of about 300 grams of solids or about 300 milliliters of liquids. Because myrrh and aloes were more like solids than liquids, the measurement here is probably of weight, about 30 kilograms, rather than of volume, about 30 liters. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bweight]])`