14:26a

And: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as And is the most common Greek connector. Here it introduces a new event. Introduce the new event in a natural way in your language. For example:

Then they sang a hymn

In some languages a connector may not be needed, but you may want to include a connecting phrase to introduce the next event. For example:

They sang a hymn. When they were finished…

when they had sung a hymn: The Berean Standard Bible uses a special verb form had sung to indicate that this event happened before the event in 14:26b. Use a natural verb form in your language.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

Then they sang a hymn and went out… (New Living Translation)
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After singing a hymn, they went out… (NET Bible)

they: The pronoun they refers to Jesus and the disciples.

a hymn: A hymn is a song of praise to God. In this context Jesus and the disciples probably sang a psalm (song) from the Old Testament. You may want to include a footnote stating that it was a custom to sing psalms at the Passover meal. They sang Psalms 113–114 before the meal and Psalms 115–118 after the meal.

14:26b

they went out to the Mount of Olives: The clause they went out to the Mount of Olives indicates that Jesus and the disciples left Jerusalem. Then they crossed a valley and climbed up to the Mount of Olives. Another way to translate this is:

Then they left Jerusalem and crossed over to the Mount of Olives.

the Mount of Olives:Mark speaks of the Mount of Olives, a hill with olive trees on it. It was located just outside of the city of Jerusalem. See how you translated the Mount of Olives in 11:1b and 13:3a.

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