en_tn/lam/03/58.md

# you defended my case, you saved my life

The author speaks of God keeping him from being killed by his enemies as if God had defended him in court as a lawyer defends someone, and kept him from being killed. Alternate translation: "you saved my life from my enemies. It is as though you defended me in court" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# you defended my case

Here "defended my case" represents arguing for him. Alternate translation: "you argued my case for me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# you defended my case, you saved my life`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The author speaks of God keeping him from being killed by his enemies as if God had defended him in court as a lawyer defends someone, and kept him from being killed. Alternate translation: "you saved my life from my enemies. It is as though you defended me in court" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# you defended my case`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here "defended my case" represents arguing for him. Alternate translation: "you argued my case for me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00