unfoldingWord_en_tn/luk/23/54.md

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the Day of the Preparation

"the day when people got ready for the Jewish day of rest called the Sabbath"

the Sabbath was about to begin

For the Jews, the day began at sunset. Alternate translation: "it was soon going to be sunset, the start of the Sabbath" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)