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# In hope he believed against hope
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This idiom means that Abraham trusted God even though it did not seem that he could have a son. AT: "Even though it seemed impossible for him to have descendants, he believe God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# according to what he had been told
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You can translate this in an active form. AT: "just as God said to Abraham" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# So will your descendants be
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The full promise God gave to Abraham can be made explicit. AT: "You will have more descendants than you can count" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Without becoming weak in faith,
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You can translate this in a positive form. AT: "He remained strong in his faith, although" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/trust]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/sarah]] |