en_tn_lite_do_not_use/luk/03/19.md

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General Information:

Verses 19 and 20 tell what is going to happen to John but has not happened at this time. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)

Herod the tetrarch

Herod was a tetrarch, not a king. He had only limited rule over the region of Galilee.

for marrying his brother's wife Herodias

"because Herod married Herodias, his own brother's wife." This was evil because Herod's brother was still alive. This can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "because he married his brother's wife, Herodias, while his brother was still alive" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)