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# It was by faith that Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "It was by faith that Enoch did not die because God took him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# see death
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This speaks of death as if it were an object that people can see. It means to experience death. Alternate translation: "die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# before he was taken up
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "before God took him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# it was testified that he had pleased God
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This can be stated in active form. Possible meanings are 1) "God said that Enoch had pleased him" or 2) "people said that Enoch pleased God." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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