diff --git a/heb/02/02.md b/heb/02/02.md
index 4f2210f53f..1a9b05d22c 100644
--- a/heb/02/02.md
+++ b/heb/02/02.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The author uses a question to emphasize that the people will certainly receive p
 
 # ignore
 
-"do not care for" or "consider unimportant"
+"pay no attention to" or "consider unimportant"
 
 # This is salvation that was first announced by the Lord and confirmed to us by those who heard it
 
diff --git a/heb/07/22.md b/heb/07/22.md
index 1d47259d20..eb1669d882 100644
--- a/heb/07/22.md
+++ b/heb/07/22.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 The writer then assures these Jewish believers that Christ has the better priesthood because he lives forever and the priests that descended from Aaron all died.
 
-# guarantee
+# has given the guarantee of a better covenant
 
-"assurance" or "certainty"
+"has told us that we can be sure that there will be a better covenant"
 
 # he has a permanent priesthood
 
diff --git a/heb/09/03.md b/heb/09/03.md
index 77f1c3f952..9137847b31 100644
--- a/heb/09/03.md
+++ b/heb/09/03.md
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ This is the ordinal word for number two. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/transl
 
 This was the rod Aaron had when God proved to the people of Israel that he had chosen Aaron as his priest by making Aaron's rod bud. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
 
-# budded
+# that budded
 
-"flowered" or "sprouted" or "grew and developed"
+"from which leaves and flowers had grown"
 
 # tablets of the covenant
 
diff --git a/heb/10/01.md b/heb/10/01.md
index 8b73ea4e59..aee40e027a 100644
--- a/heb/10/01.md
+++ b/heb/10/01.md
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ This speaks about the law as if it were a shadow. The author means the law is no
 
 The author uses a question to state that the sacrifices were limited in their power. This can be stated in active form. AT: "they would have ceased offering those sacrifices." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
 
-# ceased
+# ceased to be
 
-"stopped"
+"stopped being"
 
 # the worshipers would have been cleansed
 
diff --git a/heb/10/26.md b/heb/10/26.md
index e89d6a4ffe..da41d054d7 100644
--- a/heb/10/26.md
+++ b/heb/10/26.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 The writer now gives his fourth warning.
 
-# deliberately
+# we deliberately go on sinning
 
-"intentionally"
+"we know we are sinning but we do it again and again"
 
 # after we have received the knowledge of the truth