1:8a “He was a hairy man,” they answered,

They replied, “He had a hair/hairy ⌊cloak/covering⌋

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They answered, “He was wearing something ⌊made⌋ from hair.

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They answered that he had worn ⌊a cloak/mantle⌋ ⌊woven⌋ from ⌊animal⌋ hair,

1:8b “with a leather belt around his waist.”

and a leather belt around his hips.”

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There was a belt made from animal skin/hide around his hips/waist.”

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and ⌊he had tied⌋ a belt made from animal skin around his waist.

1:8c “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.

The king said, “He was Elijah from the city of Tishbe!”

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King ⌊Ahaziah⌋ exclaimed, “That ⌊man⌋ must have been Elijah from Tishbe ⌊city⌋ !”

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The king immediately realized that ⌊they had met⌋ Elijah ⌊the prophet⌋ from Tishbe.

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