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@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ Jesus continues to describe the amount of grain that was produced. Ellipsis is u
 
 # Whoever has ears to hear
 
-This is a way of referring to everyone listening. AT: "Everyone who is listening to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
+This is a way of referring to everyone there who was hearing what Jesus was saying. AT: "Whoever can hear me" or "Everyone who can hear me (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
 
 # let him hear
 
-Here the word "hear" means to pay attention. AT: "must pay careful attention to what I am saying" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
+Here the word "hear" means to pay attention. AT: "let him listen carefully" or "must pay careful attention to what I am saying" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
 
 # translationWords