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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ All occurrences of "you" are plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]]
 
 # who labor and are heavy burdened
 
-Jesus is speaking about the people as if they are animals, which their masters have made to carry too much weight on their backs. This is a metaphor for all the laws and rules the Jewish leaders expect the people to obey. AT: "who labor under all the laws the religious leaders place on you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+Jesus is speaking about the people as if they were animals whose masters have forced to carry too much weight on their backs. This is a metaphor for all the laws and rules the Jewish leaders expect the people to obey. AT: "who labor under all the laws the religious leaders place on you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # I will give you rest
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Jesus continues the metaphor. Jesus is inviting the people to become his discipl
 
 # I am meek and lowly in heart
 
-Here "meek" and "lowly in heart" mean basically the same thing. Jesus combines them to emphasize that he will be much more kind than the religious leaders. AT: "I am gentle and humble" or "I am very gentle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
+Here "meek" and "lowly in heart" mean basically the same thing. Jesus combines them to emphasize that he will be much kinder than the religious leaders. AT: "I am gentle and humble" or "I am very gentle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
 
 # lowly in heart