7:9a Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right.

But then they said to one another, “What we (incl.) are doing is not right/good.

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But then one of them said, “This is not what we should be doing.

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But then the men/lepers began to say/think that what they were doing was wrong.

7:9b Today is a day of good news.

Today is a day of good news

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We (incl.) have received some good news today!

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They realized that this was a day to celebrate ⌊salvation/deliverance from death⌋

7:9c If we are silent

and/but we (incl.) are keeping quiet about it.

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But we are not telling anyone/others about ⌊what has happened⌋ !

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but they had not told anyone.

7:9d and wait until morning light,

If we (incl.) delay until it gets light in the morning,

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If morning comes and we have still not ⌊told anyone⌋ ,

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⌊They realized that⌋ if they waited until the following morning,

7:9e our sin will overtake us.

we will be punished.

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we will be in trouble.

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they would get into trouble.

7:9f Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

We should go right now and tell the king’s household.”

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⌊So⌋ let us immediately go and give/announce this ⌊news⌋ to the people in the palace.”

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So they decided to go immediately and inform the people in the king’s house.

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