4:43a But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?”
But his servant asked, “How can I feed a hundred men with this?”
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But his servant said to him, “I cannot set this before one hundred men. ⌊It is not nearly enough!⌋ ”
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But his servant said/replied that ⌊the bread and grain⌋ would not be enough for a hundred people.
4:43b “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha,
But Elisha replied, “Give (sing.) it to the people/men to eat.
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Elisha told his servant, “Serve (sing.) it to the group of prophets ⌊anyway⌋ .
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Elisha told his servant to give/serve it to his guests anyway.
4:43c “for this is what the LORD says:
Because Yahweh says that
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For Yahweh says that
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He explained that Yahweh had assured/told him
4:43d ‘They will eat
they will eat
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⌊there will be plenty for⌋ them to eat.
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that the men/prophets would be able to eat ⌊all they wanted⌋ .
4:43e and have some left over.’”
and have some remaining.”
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They will have more than enough ⌊food⌋ !”
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They would ⌊even⌋ have some ⌊food⌋ left.
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