5:18a Yet may the LORD forgive your servant this one thing:

But may Yahweh forgive ⌊me,⌋ your (sing.) servant, for this one thing.

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But sir, I ask Yahweh to forgive me for this one thing.

5:18b When my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there,

When my master ⌊the king⌋ goes to the temple of ⌊the god⌋ Rimmon to worship him,

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My master ⌊the king of Aram/Syria⌋ worships in the temple of ⌊his god/idol⌋ Rimmon.

5:18c and he leans on my arm,

he leans on my arm.

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⌊When he bows low/down there,⌋ he supports himself on my arm.

5:18d and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon,

So I bow down with him in the temple of Rimmon,

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So I am forced to bow low as well ⌊there⌋ in the temple of ⌊the false god/idol⌋ Rimmon,

5:18e may the LORD forgive your servant in this matter.”

may Yahweh please forgive ⌊me,⌋ your (sing.) servant, for that.”

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I ask Yahweh to forgive me.”

5:18e (reordered)

I pray that Yahweh will forgive me for bowing in the temple of Rimmon.”

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