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Paul is speaking to the Gentile believers as though they are one person.
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## and you, a wild olive branch ##
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The pronoun "you," and the phrase "a wild olive branch," refer to the Gentile people who have accepted salvation through Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]], [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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## were grafted in among them ##
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AT: "were attached to the tree among the remaining branches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## the rich root of the olive tree ##
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This refers to the promises of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## do not boast over the branches ##
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AT: "do not say you are better than the Jewish people God has rejected" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## it is not you who supports the root, but the root that supports you ##
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AT: "you are blessed because of God; God is not blessed because of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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