Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
was upon (ver contexto)
Portuguese translation:
Estava sobre
English term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
was upon
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was upon that old man - dependia daquele velhinho?
Nov 8, 2020 15:14: Maria Castro changed "Term asked" from "was upon (ver contexto)" to "was upon"
Proposed translations
Brazil
If professionalism is what you need.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Estava sobre
Brazil
MTPE & AI Editor Expert - 24 yrs
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
estava com
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Note added at 4 mins (2020-11-04 15:06:45 GMT)
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Como em "May God's peace be upon thee" Que a paz de Deus esja convosco
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Note added at 4 mins (2020-11-04 15:07:15 GMT)
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*esteja"
(a graça de Deus) era com
Brazil
IT/Gaming and Technical
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
estava naquele ancião/estava mediante aquele ancião
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
pairava sobre
A graça de Deus pairava sobre o velho homem...
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Cláudia Pinheiro Pereira
41 mins
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Obrigada, Cláudia!
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Filipe Nascimento
3 hrs
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Obrigada, Filipe!
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
tinha descido sobre
Sendo Cristo, o Filho de Deus, esperaríamos uma vinda repleta de ... de Deus – o Espírito que muitas vezes tinha descido sobre os profetas
Para nós, cristãos, o mundo é fruto de um gesto de amor de Deus, ... porque o Senhor tinha descido sobre ele no meio das chamas» (19, 18).
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
haviam recaído sobre ele
Brazil
Social Scientist: Humanities and Science
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Italian to Portuguese, English to Portuguese
por sobre
Deixo, então, mais uma, que não foi mencionada, e que particularmente gosto de usar quando escrevo.
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