13 lines
472 B
Markdown
13 lines
472 B
Markdown
(Jesus continues telling his story.)
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## Leave it alone ##
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This can be translated as "Do not do anything to the tree" or "Do not cut it down."
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## and put manure on it ##
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"and put manure in the soil." Manure is animal dung. People put it in the ground to make the soil good for plants and trees.
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## cut it down ##
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This can be translated as "Let me cut it down" or "Tell me to cut it down." The servant was making a suggestion; he was not giving a command to the owner. |