SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 8:47

8:47a and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken,

There in the land where they are slaves, your people may decide to change/repent.
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There in the land where they are slaves, they will perhaps decide ⌊to return to Yahweh⌋.

8:47b and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying,

There in the land of their captors, they may turn from their sins, and plead with you for mercy. They will say,
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Perhaps they will turn away from the bad things they have done, and ask you for your help. They may admit that

8:47c ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

‘We have sinned. We have done wrong. We have done wicked things.’
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they have done evil/wrong in very many ways.

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