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# ravens
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This refers either to 1) crows, a kind of bird that eats mostly grain, or 2) ravens, a kind of bird that eats the flesh of dead animals. Jesus' audience would have considered the ravens worthless since the Jewish people could not eat these types of birds.
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# storeroom ... barn
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These are places where food is stored.
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# How much more valuable you are than the birds!
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This is an exclamation, not a question. Jesus emphasizes the fact that people are much more valuable to God then birds. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])
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# Which of you ... lifespan?
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Jesus uses a question to teach his disciples. AT: "None of you can make your life any longer by being anxious!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# add a cubit to his lifespan
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This is a metaphor because a cubit is a measure of length, rather than of time. The image is of a person's life stretched out as if it were a board, a rope, or some other physical object. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# If then you are not able ... the rest?
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Jesus uses another question to teach his disciples. AT: "Since you cannot do even this small thing, you should not worry about the other things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]) |