Section 20:35-42

A prophet condemned King Ahab

20:35a Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion,

A certain man, a member of a group of prophets, received a word/message from Yahweh. He obeyed/followed it and said to one of his companions,
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A member of the prophetic company obeyed Yahweh by giving a message to one of his fellow/brother prophets. He told/urged his fellow/brother prophet
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Yahweh spoke to one of the band/community of prophets. He told him to command/instruct another of the prophets

20:35b “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.

The Hebrew text does not include any explicit mention of a weapon.

“Attack (sing) ⌊and injure/wound⌋ me, please!” But his companion refused ⌊to attack and wound him⌋.
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to strike/hit him. But his companion would not do it.
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to give/hit him a heavy/severe blow. But the other prophet/man said, “I will not.”

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