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# if they do not continue in their unbelief
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The phrase "do not continue in their unbelief" is a double negative. You can translate this in a positive form. Alternate translation: "if they start believing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# will be grafted in
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Paul speaks of the Jews as if they were branches that could be grafted back into a tree if they start to believe in Jesus. You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "God will graft back in" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# graft
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This is a common process in which the end of a live branch of one tree is inserted into another tree so that the new branch will continue to grow in that tree.
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# they ... them
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All occurrences of "they" or "them" refer to the Jews.