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Connecting Statement:
Jesus then tells the people parables to explain the kingdom of God, which he later explained to his disciples. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables)
like a man who sows his seed
Jesus likens the kingdom of God to a farmer who sows his seed. AT: "like a farmer who sows his seed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
He sleeps at night and gets up by day
"He rises in the morning and sleeps at night"
the blade
the stalk or sprout
the ear
the head on the stalk or the part of the plant that holds the fruit
he immediately sends out the sickle
Here "the sickle" is a metonym that stands for the farmer or the people who the farmer sends out to harvest the grain. AT: "he immediately goes out with a sickle to harvest the grain" or "he immediately sends out people with sickles to harvest the grain" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
sickle
a curved blade or a sharp hook used to cut grain
because the harvest has come
Here the phrase "has come" is an idiom for the grain being ripe for harvest. AT: "because the grain is ready to be harvested" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)