en_tn/heb/11/13.md

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  • The past leaders of the people of God had faith that what God has promised would come true.
  • having seen and welcomed them from far off - This phrase is comparing the prophet's understanding of future events to welcoming a traveler arriving from far away. AT: "having understood what God will do in the future" (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
  • admitted - "acknowledged" or "accepted"
  • aliens - "foreigners" or "outsiders"
  • a homeland - "a country"