From aaf1a57ab99ab8ab20e4a119968b505454bb4943 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PaulDeYoung Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 18:32:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update '1ki/10/29.md' --- 1ki/10/29.md | 14 +++----------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/1ki/10/29.md b/1ki/10/29.md index 8505d43026..91b1f2fe99 100644 --- a/1ki/10/29.md +++ b/1ki/10/29.md @@ -1,20 +1,12 @@ # Chariots were brought up from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver each, and horses for 150 shekels each -Solomon's officials bought the chariots and horses in Egypt and then brought them to Jerusalem. The Israelites always referred to travel toward Jerusalem as if it were uphill, as it often truly was. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "His merchants went to Egypt, bought chariots for six hundred shekels of silver each and horses for 150 shekels each, and brought them to Solomon in Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) +"His merchants went to Egypt, bought chariots for six hundred shekels of silver each and horses for 150 shekels each, and brought them to Solomon in Jerusalem" # six hundred shekels of silver ... 150 shekels -A shekel is a unit of weight equal to about 11 grams. Alternate translation: "about 6.6 kilograms of silver ... about 1.7 kilograms" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bweight]]) - -# six hundred shekels of silver - -"600 shekels of silver" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]]) - -# 150 shekels - -"one hundred and fifty shekels" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]]) +"about 6.6 kilograms of silver ... about 1.7 kilograms". A shekel is a unit of weight equal to about 11 grams # Many of these were then sold -This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "His merchants then sold many of these" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) +"His merchants then sold many of these"