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# There were seven brothers

The Sadducees tell Jesus a story because they want to ask him a question about it to test him. The story is not about things that really happened. Alternate translation: "Suppose there were seven brothers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])

# the first

the first brother

# the first took a wife

"the first brother married a woman." Here marrying a woman is spoken of as "taking" her.
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Issue 3342 Hypothetical 2018-10-16 20:58:49 +00:00			`The Sadducees tell Jesus a story because they want to ask him a question about it to test him. The story is not about things that really happened. Alternate translation: "Suppose there were seven brothers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])`
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Deleted material pertaining to other verses. 2018-02-22 19:11:03 +00:00			`# the first`
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Deleted material pertaining to other verses. 2018-02-22 19:11:03 +00:00			`the first brother`
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Deleted material pertaining to other verses. 2018-02-22 19:11:03 +00:00			`# the first took a wife`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Issue 3342 Hypothetical 2018-10-16 20:58:49 +00:00			`"the first brother married a woman." Here marrying a woman is spoken of as "taking" her.`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00