unfoldingWord_en_tn/act/02/08.md

## Why is it that we are hearing them... ##

Possible meanings are 1) a real question that the people wanted an answer to, or 2) a rhetorical question that expressed how amazed they were. The UDB translates it as a statement showing how surprised they were. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## Parthians and Medes and Elamites ##

"people from Parthia, Media, and Elam." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## proselytes ##

"non-Jewish people who have become Jews" or "converts to the Jewish religion"
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`## Why is it that we are hearing them... ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) a real question that the people wanted an answer to, or 2) a rhetorical question that expressed how amazed they were. The UDB translates it as a statement showing how surprised they were. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## Parthians and Medes and Elamites ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`"people from Parthia, Media, and Elam." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`## proselytes ##`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`"non-Jewish people who have become Jews" or "converts to the Jewish religion"`