richmahn_en_tn/act/09/08.md

# when he opened his eyes

This implies that he had closed his eyes because the light was too bright. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# he could see nothing

"he could not see anything." Saul was blind.

# was without sight

"was blind" or "could not see anything"

# he neither ate nor drank

It is not stated whether he chose not to eat or drink as a form of worship, or if he had no appetite because he was too distressed from his situation. It is preferable not to specify the reason.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/paul]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/raise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/damascus]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# when he opened his eyes`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This implies that he had closed his eyes because the light was too bright. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he could see nothing`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"he could not see anything." Saul was blind.`

			`# was without sight`

			`"was blind" or "could not see anything"`

			`# he neither ate nor drank`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`It is not stated whether he chose not to eat or drink as a form of worship, or if he had no appetite because he was too distressed from his situation. It is preferable not to specify the reason.`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/paul]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/raise]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/damascus]]`