richmahn_en_tn/luk/14/18.md

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Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues telling his parable.

General Information:

All of the people who were invited gave the servant excuses about why they could not come to the banquet.

to make excuses

"to say why they could not come to the dinner"

Please excuse me

"Please forgive me" or "Please accept my apology"

five pairs of oxen

Oxen were used in pairs to pull farming tools. AT: "10 oxen to work in my fields" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

married a wife

Use an expression that is natural in your language. Some languages may say "gotten married" or "taken a wife."

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