2:6a And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here,

Then Elijah said to him, “Please stay here,

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Elijah said ⌊again⌋ , “You (sing.) should stop here ⌊in Bethel⌋ .

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Then Elijah asked Elisha to remain behind in Bethel

2:6b for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.”

because Yahweh has sent me on to the Jordan ⌊River⌋ .”

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Yahweh has told me to go further, to the Jordan ⌊River⌋ .”

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while he himself went on to the ⌊river⌋ Jordan, as Yahweh had told him to do.

2:6a-b (reordered)

Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Yahweh has told me to continue on to the Jordan ⌊River⌋ . I would like you (sing.) to stay here in Bethel.”

2:6c But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live,

And Elisha replied, “As it is certain/true that Yahweh lives and that you (sing.) live,

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And Elisha answered, “As you can be certain/sure that Yahweh lives and that you (sing.) live,

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But ⌊Elisha refused.⌋ He promised/swore by Yahweh’s life and by Elijah’s life that

2:6d I will not leave you.”

I will not leave you ⌊alone⌋ .”

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so you can be certain/sure that I will go/continue with you (sing.).”

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he would not part/separate from Elijah.

2:6e So the two of them went on.

So they both went/walked on further.

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So Elijah and Elisha continued their journey together.

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