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)