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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 add emphasis. AT: "Does God bless only those who are circumcised, or also those who are not circumcised?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# those of the circumcision

This is a metonym that refers to the Jewish people. AT: "the Jews" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# those of the uncircumcision

This is a metonym that refers to the people who are not Jews. AT: "the Gentiles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness

You can translate this in an active form. AT: "God considered the faith of Abraham as righteousness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# So how was it counted? When Abraham was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision?

Paul asks these questions to add emphasis to his remarks. AT: "When did God consider Abraham to be righteous? Was it before his circumcision, or after it?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# It was not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision

"It happened before he was circumcised, not after he was circumcised"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Then is this blessing pronounced only on those of the circumcision, or also on those of the uncircumcision?`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This remark appears in the form of a question to add emphasis. AT: "Does God bless only those who are circumcised, or also those who are not circumcised?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# those of the circumcision`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is a metonym that refers to the Jewish people. AT: "the Jews" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# those of the uncircumcision`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is a metonym that refers to the people who are not Jews. AT: "the Gentiles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness`

			`You can translate this in an active form. AT: "God considered the faith of Abraham as righteousness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# So how was it counted? When Abraham was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision?`

			`Paul asks these questions to add emphasis to his remarks. AT: "When did God consider Abraham to be righteous? Was it before his circumcision, or after it?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# It was not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision`

			`"It happened before he was circumcised, not after he was circumcised"`