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English: And they were such as were born of God

Portuguese translation: e estavam como tinham nascido de Deus







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English term or phrase:And they were such as were born of God
Portuguese translation:e estavam como tinham nascido de Deus
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Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
English term or phrase: And they were such as were born of God
And they were such as were Born of God.
VagnerB
Brazil
e estavam como tinham nascido de Deus
Explanation:
Os Gideoes Internacionais no Brasil - Pesquisar
Eu não sabia o que era ser nascido de Deus. Continuando. ... a trabalhar desde os 11 porque meu pai entendia que os cinco filhos tinham que trabalhar cedo. ...
www.gideoes.org.br/index.php?option=com_search&searchword=e...
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Freitas e Silva
Portugal
Note from asker to answerer
Obrigado, Freitas e Silva.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1e foram daqueles que nasceram de Deus
Edgar Potter
4e estavam como tinham nascido de DeusFreitas e Silva
3 +1e eram como se fosse provenientes de Deus/proviessem de Deus
Mariana Moreira


  


Answers

8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
and they were such as were born of god e eram como se fosse provenientes de Deus/proviessem de Deus

Explanation:
sem mais contexto, nem se consegue mto bem perceber a que se refere o "they"

:)

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Note added at 22 mins (2008-03-03 20:49:05 GMT)
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"fossem"

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Roberto Cavalcanti
2 mins
  -> Roberto, obrigada
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
and they were such as were born of god e estavam como tinham nascido de Deus

Explanation:
Os Gideoes Internacionais no Brasil - Pesquisar
Eu não sabia o que era ser nascido de Deus. Continuando. ... a trabalhar desde os 11 porque meu pai entendia que os cinco filhos tinham que trabalhar cedo. ...
www.gideoes.org.br/index.php?option=com_search&searchword=e...

Freitas e Silva
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Obrigado, Freitas e Silva.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
and they were such as were born of god e foram daqueles que nasceram de Deus

Explanation:
The construction of the phrase is similar to that found in the King James Version of the Bible, when "such" was used in the sense of "os tais que"...

Is the category correct? Sounds more like religion than engineering.

Edgar Potter
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree H. Russell Fisher
1 day4 mins
  -> Unfortunately the asker didn't, however...thanks
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