From 2436ef6ef0b30b5a96c74e0922938dfee015b9e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:07:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Issue 64 (figs-imperative) --- translate/figs-imperative/01.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/translate/figs-imperative/01.md b/translate/figs-imperative/01.md index 936b16a8..7286de12 100644 --- a/translate/figs-imperative/01.md +++ b/translate/figs-imperative/01.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Speakers often use imperative sentences to tell or ask their listeners to do som Sometimes imperative sentences in the Bible have other uses. -#### Imperatives that make things happen +##### Imperatives that make things happen God can make things happen by commanding that they happen. Jesus healed a man by commanding that the man be healed. The man could not do anything to obey the command, but Jesus caused him to be healed by commanding it. ("Be clean" means "Be healed.") >Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be clean." Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. (Matthew 8:3 ULB) @@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ In Genesis 1, God commanded that there should be light, and by commanding it, he Languages that have third-person commands can follow the original Hebrew, which translates into English as something like, "light must be." -#### Imperatives that function as blessings +##### Imperatives that function as blessings In the Bible, God blesses people by using imperatives. This indicates what his will is for them. >God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply. Fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth." (Genesis 1:28 ULB) -#### Imperatives that function as conditions +##### Imperatives that function as conditions An imperative sentence can also be used to tell the **condition** under which something will happen. The proverbs mainly tell about life and things that often happen. The purpose of Proverbs 4:6 below is not primarily to give a command, but to teach what people can expect to happen **if** they love wisdom.