# they were scorched
This refers to the young plants. This may be stated in active form. AT: "it scorched the young plants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# because they had no root, they dried up
"because the young plants had no roots, they dried up"
# choked them
The word "them" refers to the young plants.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grain]]