# they were scorched This refers to the young plants. This may be stated in active form. AT: "it scorched the young plants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) # because they had no root, they dried up "because the young plants had no roots, they dried up" # choked them The word "them" refers to the young plants. # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grain]]