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1005 B
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19 lines
1005 B
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# all who owned title to lands or houses
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The word "all" here is a generalization. AT: "Many people who owned title to lands or houses" or "People who owned title to lands or houses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# owned title to lands or houses
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"owned land or houses"
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# the money of the things that were sold
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the money that they received from the things that they sold" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# laid it at the apostles' feet
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This means that they presented the money to the apostles. AT: "presented it to the apostles" or "gave it to the apostles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# it was distributed to each one according to their need
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The noun "need" can be translated with a verb. This can be stated in active form. AT: "they distributed the money to each believer who needed it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]]) |