diff --git a/ezr/04/20.md b/ezr/04/20.md index 0cf7cc7406..8aef56631d 100644 --- a/ezr/04/20.md +++ b/ezr/04/20.md @@ -1,20 +1,6 @@ -# the Province Beyond the River - -This is the name of the province that was west of the Euphrates River. It was across the river from the city of Susa. See how you translated this in [Ezra 4:10](../04/10.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]]) - # Tribute, taxes, and tolls were paid to them -This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "The people in Jerusalem paid tribute, taxes, and tolls to those kings" or "Those kings were able to collect tribute, taxes, and tolls" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) +"The people in Jerusalem paid tribute, taxes, and tolls to those kings" -# Tribute, taxes, and tolls -This is probably a merism for "Every kind of taxes." See how you translated similar words in [Ezra 4:13](./13.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]]) - -# taxes - -This word probably refers specifically to taxes on goods that people bought or consumed. - -# tolls - -taxes that people needed to pay to use roads