en_tn/mrk/14/12.md

# Connecting Statement:

Jesus sends two of the disciples to prepare the Passover meal.

# when they sacrificed the Passover lamb

At the beginning of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, it was customary to sacrifice a lamb. AT: "when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# eat the Passover

Here the "Passover" refers to the Passover meal. AT: "eat the Passover meal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])