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without receiving the promises
This speaks of promises as if they are objects that a person receives. Alternate translation: "without receiving what God had promised them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
after seeing and greeting them from far off
Future promised events are spoken of as if they were travelers arriving from far away. Alternate translation: "after learning what God would do in the future" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
they were foreigners and exiles on earth
Here "foreigners" and "exiles" mean basically the same thing. This emphasizes that this earth was not their true home. They were waiting for their true home that God would make for them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet)