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# threw their cloaks on it so Jesus could ride it
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"laid their cloaks on its back so Jesus could ride it." It is easier to ride a colt or a horse when there is a blanket or something similar on its back. In this case, the disciples threw their cloaks on it.
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# cloaks
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"coats" or "robes"
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# Many people spread their garments on the road
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It was a tradition to lay garments on the road in front of important people to honor them. This can be made explicit. AT: "Many people spread their garments on the road to honor him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# others spread branches they had cut from the fields
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It was a tradition to lay palm branches on the road in front of an important people to honor them. AT: "others spread branches on the road that they had cut from the fields, also to honor him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# who followed
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"who followed him"
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# Hosanna
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This word means "save us" but can also mean "praise God!" Or it may be borrowed into your language. AT: "Praise God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-transliterate]])
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# Blessed is the one
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This is referring to Jesus. This can be stated clearly. AT: "Blessed are you, the one" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# in the name of the Lord
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This is a metonym for the Lord's authority. AT: "the authority of the Lord" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Blessed is the coming kingdom
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"Blessed is the kingdom that is coming." This refers to Jesus coming and ruling as king. AT: "Blessed be the coming of your kingdom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Blessed is
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"May God bless"
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# of our father David
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Here David's ancestral line is referred to as himself. AT: "of the line of our father David" or "descended from our father David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Hosanna in the highest
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Possible meanings are 1) "Praise God who is in heaven" or 2) "Let those who are in heaven shout 'Hosanna'."
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# the highest
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Here heaven is spoken of as "the highest." AT: "the highest heaven" or "heaven" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |