From 18cdbd1d0ce4a2f48ced69da2c7e13eda9b69860 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henry Whitney Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 14:51:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Uh, no, a son is different from a child. --- heb/12/05.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/heb/12/05.md b/heb/12/05.md index 150f05880..a06c35f57 100644 --- a/heb/12/05.md +++ b/heb/12/05.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Old Testament scripture is spoken of as if it were a person who could encourage # as sons ... My son -These refer to everyone who belongs to God whether male or female. Alternate translation: "as children ... My child" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]]) +The word translated "sons" and "son" is specifically the word for a male child. In that culture the family line continued through the sons, not normally through the daughters. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]]) # My son ... corrected by him