en_tn/heb/11/13.md

The past leaders of the people of God had faith that what God has promised would come true.

## having seen and welcomed them from far off ##

This phrase is comparing the prophet's understanding of future events to welcoming a traveler arriving from far away. AT: "having understood what God will do in the future" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## admitted ##

"acknowledged" or "accepted"

## aliens ##

"foreigners" or "outsiders"

## a homeland ##

"a country"
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`The past leaders of the people of God had faith that what God has promised would come true.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## having seen and welcomed them from far off ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This phrase is comparing the prophet's understanding of future events to welcoming a traveler arriving from far away. AT: "having understood what God will do in the future" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## admitted ##`

			`"acknowledged" or "accepted"`

			`## aliens ##`

			`"foreigners" or "outsiders"`

			`## a homeland ##`

			`"a country"`