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 # in him the Gentiles will have hope
 
-Here "him" refers to the descendant of Jesse, the Messiah. Those who are not Jews will also trust him to fulfill his promises. Alternate translation: "The people who are not Jews can trust him to do what he has promised" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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+Here "him" refers to the descendant of Jesse, the Messiah. The Gentiles will trust him to fulfill his promises. 
+The abstract noun "hope" can be translated here with the verbs "trust" or "confidently wait" or confidently expect."  Alternate translation: "the Gentiles will trust in him" or "the Gentiles will confidently wait for him to fulfill his promises" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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