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# who say there is no resurrection
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This phrase explains who the Sadducees were. This can be written more clearly. AT: "who say there is no resurrection from the dead" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Moses wrote for us, 'If a man's brother dies
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The Sadducees are quoting what Moses had written in the law. Moses' quote can be expressed as an indirect quote. AT: "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# wrote for us
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"wrote for us Jews." The Sadducees were a group of Jews. Here they use the word "us" to refer to themselves and all Jews.
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# the man should take the brother's wife
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"the man should marry his brother's wife"
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# have children for his brother
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This means the children will be considered the dead brother's descendants. This can be made explicit. AT: "have children for his brother who will be considered his descendants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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