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# the word of the kingdom
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"the message about God's rule as king"
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# the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart
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Jesus speaks of Satan causing the person to forget what he has heard as if Satan were a bird snatching the seed from the ground. Alternate translation: "The evil one causes him to forget the message that he has heard just as a bird snatches away seed from the ground" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the evil one
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This refers to Satan. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# snatches away
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Try to use a word that means to grab something away from someone who is the rightful owner.
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# what has been sown in his heart
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This can be translated in active form: Alternate translation: "the message that God sowed in his heart" or "the message that he heard" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# in his heart
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Here "heart" refers to the mind of the hearer. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# This is the seed that was sown beside the road
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"This is the meaning of the seed that was sown beside the road" or "The road where seed was sown represents this person"
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# beside the road
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See how you translated this in [Matthew 13:4](../13/04.md).
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