unfoldingWord_en_tn/ezr/03/12.md

# first house

This refers to the first temple that Solomon built, the house of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# before their eyes

The people are represented by their "eyes" to emphasize what they saw. AT: "in their sight" or "and they saw it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# wept loudly

This refers to emotional expression of sorrow involving tears and vocal sounds.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# first house`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to the first temple that Solomon built, the house of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# before their eyes`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The people are represented by their "eyes" to emphasize what they saw. AT: "in their sight" or "and they saw it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`

			`# wept loudly`

			`This refers to emotional expression of sorrow involving tears and vocal sounds.`