en_tn/heb/10/23.md

# Let us also hold tightly to the confession of our confident expectation

Here "hold tightly" is a metaphor that refers to a person determining to do something and refusing to stop. The abstract nouns "confession" and "expectation" can be translated as verbs. AT: "Let us be determined to continue confessing the things that we confidently expect from God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# without wavering

Being uncertain about something is spoken of as if he were wavering or leaning from side to side. AT: "without being unsure" or "without doubting" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Let us not stop meeting together

You can make explicit that the people met to worship. AT: "Let us not stop coming together to worship" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# as you see the day coming closer

A future time is spoken of as if it were an object coming closer to the speaker. Here "the day" refers to when Jesus will return. AT: "as you know that Christ will return soon" (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			`# Let us also hold tightly to the confession of our confident expectation`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "hold tightly" is a metaphor that refers to a person determining to do something and refusing to stop. The abstract nouns "confession" and "expectation" can be translated as verbs. AT: "Let us be determined to continue confessing the things that we confidently expect from God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# without wavering`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Being uncertain about something is spoken of as if he were wavering or leaning from side to side. AT: "without being unsure" or "without doubting" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Let us not stop meeting together`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`You can make explicit that the people met to worship. AT: "Let us not stop coming together to worship" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# as you see the day coming closer`

			`A future time is spoken of as if it were an object coming closer to the speaker. Here "the day" refers to when Jesus will return. AT: "as you know that Christ will return soon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`