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# the children of the flesh are not
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Here "children of the flesh" is a metonym that refers to the physical descendants of Abraham. AT: "not all of Abraham's descendants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# children of God
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This is a metaphor that refers to people who are spiritual descendants, those who have faith in Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# children of the promise
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This refers to people who will inherit the promises that God gave to Abraham.
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# a son will be given to Sarah
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You can translate this in an active form to express that God will give a son to Sarah. AT: "I will give Sarah a son" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/children]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/sarah]] |