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@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ This means Christ caused the new covenant between God and humans to exist.
 
 See how you translated this in [Hebrews 8:7](../08/06.md).
 
-# to free those under the first covenant from their sins,
+# to free those under the first covenant from their sins
 
-"Free" here is an idiom meaning "to have the ability to live without threat of punishment. AT: "to give to those who were trying to obey the first covenant the ability to live without threat of being punished for their sins
+"to take away the sins of those who were under the first covenant." Possible meanings are 1) here "their sins" is a metonym for the guilt of their sins. AT: "to take away the guilt of those who were under the first covenant" or 2) here "their sins" is a metonym for the punishment for their sins. AT: "to take away the punisment for sins of those who were under the first covenant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
 
 # those who are called