en_tn_condensed/jer/31/08.md

# General Information:

Yahweh continues speaking about how he will bring the Israelite people back from being captives in Babylon.

# See

"Listen" or "Pay attention"

# to bring them

"to bring the Israelite people"

# I will lead them as they make their pleas

Yahweh will lead them and they will be praying to Yahweh. Some ancient versions read, "Yahweh will lead them and will comfort them."

# I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim will be my firstborn

Here "Ephraim" is another name for "Israel." AT: "I will be like a father to the people of Israel, and they will be like my firstborn child" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# my firstborn

The firstborn had special honor and responsibility.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/assembly]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ephraim]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/firstborn]]
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Yahweh continues speaking about how he will bring the Israelite people back from being captives in Babylon.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Listen" or "Pay attention"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# to bring them`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"to bring the Israelite people"`

			`# I will lead them as they make their pleas`

			`Yahweh will lead them and they will be praying to Yahweh. Some ancient versions read, "Yahweh will lead them and will comfort them."`

			`# I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim will be my firstborn`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
			`Here "Ephraim" is another name for "Israel." AT: "I will be like a father to the people of Israel, and they will be like my firstborn child" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# my firstborn`
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added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`The firstborn had special honor and responsibility.`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/assembly]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]`
Relinking after change of directories. 2017-08-30 21:09:31 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ephraim]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/firstborn]]`