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General Information:
These verses give background information about the setting of this part of the story and about a crippled woman who is introduced into the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
Now
The author uses this word to mark the beginning of a new event. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent)
during the Sabbath
"on a Sabbath day." Some languages would say "a Sabbath" because we do not know which particular Sabbath day it was.
Behold, a woman was there
The word "behold" here alerts us to a new person in the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
eighteen years
"18 years" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
a spirit of weakness
"an evil spirit that made her weak"