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# Connecting Statement:
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Here the scene shifts and tells about Jesus' response to some people who wanted to follow him.
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# Now
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This word is used here to mark a break in the main storyline. Here Matthew starts to tell a new part of the story.
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# he gave instructions
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"he told his disciples"
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# Then
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This means after Jesus "gave instructions" but before he could get into the boat.
# wherever
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"to any place"
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# Foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests
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Jesus answers with this proverb. This means even wild animals have somewhere to rest. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs]])
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# Foxes
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Foxes are animals like dogs. They eat nesting birds and other small animals. If foxes are unknown in your area, use a general term for dog-like creatures or other furry animals. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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# holes
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Foxes make holes in the ground to live in. Use the appropriate word for the place where the animal you use for "foxes" lives.
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# the Son of Man
Jesus is speaking about himself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
# nowhere to lay his head
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This refers to a place to sleep. AT: "no place of his own to sleep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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