en_tn/mrk/12/21.md

# the second ... the third

These numbers refer to each of the brothers and can be expressed as such. Alternate translation: "the second brother ... the third brother" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])

# the second took her

"the second married her." Here marrying a woman is spoken of as "taking" her.

# the third in the same way

"the third brother married her as his other bothers had done, and he also died leaving no children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# seed

This is a metaphor for a child. In this context it refers to a son. See how you translated this in [Mark 12:19](./19.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])