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There were seven brothers
The Sadducees tell Jesus a story because they want to ask him a question about it to test him. The story is not about things that really happened. Alternate translation: "Suppose there were seven brothers"
the first
the first brother
the first took a wife
"the first brother married a woman." Here marrying a woman is spoken of as "taking" her.
seed
This is a metaphor for children. In this context it refers to a son. See how you translated this in verse 19. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)