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 # Then is this blessing pronounced only on those of the circumcision, or also on those of the uncircumcision?
 
-This remark appears in the form of a question to show that Paul is beginning a discussion about the relationship between blessing and circumcision. Alternate translation: "I want to show you how it is that God blesses not only those who are circumcised, but also those who are not circumcised" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+"I want to show you how it is that God blesses not only those who are circumcised, but also those who are not circumcised"
 
 # those of the circumcision
 
-This is a metonym that refers to the Jewish people. Alternate translation: "the Jews" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"the Jews" 
 
 # those of the uncircumcision
 
-This is a metonym that refers to the people who are not Jews. Alternate translation: "the Gentiles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
-
-# For we say
-
-Paul is going to show that because God counted Abraham as righteous by faith, we can infer that it is people who have faith that God counts righteous.
+"the Gentiles"
 
 # Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness
 
-You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "God considered the faith of Abraham as righteousness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+"God considered the faith of Abraham as righteousness"