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762 B
762 B
waiting for him to swell up
They they that his body would swell because of the snake venom.
nothing was wrong with him
This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: "everything about him was as it should be" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublenegatives)
they changed their minds
To think differently about a situation is spoken of as if a person is changing his mind. Alternate translation: "they thought again" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
said that he was a god.
Perhaps the people believed that someone who lived after a poisonous snake bite was divine or a god. This can be stated as a direct quotation. Alternate translation: "said, 'This man must be a god.'" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotations)