en_tn_lite_do_not_use/1ki/20/31.md

# Look now

This emphasizes what they will say. AT: "Listen" or "Pay attention to what we are about to tell you"

# put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads

This was a sign of surrender.

# Is he still alive?

Ahab asks this question to express surprise. AT: "I am surprised that he is still alive!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# He is my brother

"My brother" is a metaphor for somebody who is a good friend. AT: "He is like a brother to me" or "He is like family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Look now`
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 emphasizes what they will say. AT: "Listen" or "Pay attention to what we are about to tell you"`
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			`# put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
			`This was a sign of surrender.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Is he still alive?`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
			`Ahab asks this question to express surprise. AT: "I am surprised that he is still alive!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He is my brother`
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			`"My brother" is a metaphor for somebody who is a good friend. AT: "He is like a brother to me" or "He is like family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`