4:30a And the mother of the boy said,

But the boy’s mother said ⌊to Elisha⌋ ,

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But the mother of the child said ⌊to Elisha⌋ ,

4:30b “As surely as the LORD lives

“⌊I swear⌋ by the life/⌊name⌋ of Yahweh

-or-

“With the living Yahweh ⌊as my witness⌋

4:30c and as you yourself live,

and by your (sing.) own life/⌊name⌋ ,

-or-

and with you (sing.) ⌊as my witness⌋ ,

4:30d I will not leave you.”

that I will not leave without you. (sing.) ”

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⌊I swear that⌋ I will not ⌊go home⌋ unless you (sing.) come with me.”

4:30e So he got up and followed her.

So Elisha got up and went with her.

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⌊Hearing this,⌋ Elisha went ⌊back to Shunem⌋ with her.

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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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6:23a So the king prepared a great feast for them,

So the king provided a big feast for the Aramean men/soldiers.

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So the king ⌊of Israel⌋ ⌊ordered his servants to⌋ make a large meal for Aram’s/Syria’s army.

6:23b and after they had finished eating and drinking,

When they had eaten and drunk ⌊their fill⌋ ,

-or-

The men/soldiers ate and drank. After they had finished,

6:23c he sent them away, and they returned to their master.

he sent them on their way. So they returned to their master, ⌊the king of Aram⌋ .

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the king let them go home ⌊to the land of Aram/Syria⌋ . They went to their lord/king ⌊and reported to him what had happened⌋ .

6:23d And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.

After that, the groups of men from Aram did not enter/attack the land of Israel anymore.

-or-

Then the soldiers of Aram/Syria stopped their/making attacks on the land of Israel.

Section 6:24-33

The Aramean/Syrian army surrounded Samaria city

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8:2a So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed.

The woman at once did what the prophet told her.

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Immediately, the woman did what Elisha told her to do.

8:2b And she and her household lived as foreigners

She went with her family

-or-

She and her family ⌊left their home⌋ . They went

8:2c for seven years in the land of the Philistines.

and settled in the territory of the Philistines. They remained there for seven years.

-or-

to live in the country called Philistia. ⌊They lived there⌋ for seven years.

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9:5a and when he arrived,

When he arrived there,

-or-

On his arrival

9:5b the army commanders were sitting there.

he found the officers of the army sitting/meeting together.

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he saw that the army officers were having a meeting/conference.

9:5c “I have a message for you, commander,” he said.

He said, “Officer, I bring you a message.”

-or-

So he said, “Please sir, I have a message for one of you.”

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The young man told them that he had something to tell an officer.

9:5d “For which of us?” asked Jehu.

Jehu asked ⌊the young man⌋ , “Who among us ⌊are you talking to⌋ ?”

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Jehu asked, “Who is this message for?”

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Jehu asked ⌊the young man⌋ to whom he wanted to speak.

9:5e “For you, commander,” he replied.

The young man replied, “Please sir, you are the one ⌊I want to talk to⌋ .”

-or-

The young prophet answered, “My message is for you, commander/officer ⌊Jehu⌋ .”

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The young prophet replied that it was Jehu himself.

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9:37a And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung

The dead body of Jezebel will be like manure

-or-

Jezebel’s corpse will become just fertilizer

9:37b in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel,

⌊lying⌋ on the ground in this piece of land at Jezreel.

-or-

for this field in Jezreel.

9:37c so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”

No one will be able to say, ‘This is Jezebel.’”

-or-

And so people will not be able to even recognize/realize that it was the body of Jezebel.”

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10:32a In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel.

At that time Yahweh began to cut off ⌊parts/pieces of territory/land⌋ from Israel.

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During the time ⌊that Jehu was king⌋ , Yahweh started making the land of Israel smaller.

10:32b Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory

King Hazael defeated the people of Israel ⌊and took⌋ many parts of their land.

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Hazael ⌊king of Aram/Syria⌋ conquered the Israelites ⌊and took⌋ much of their land/territory.

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12:7a So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests

So King Joash called for Jehoiada the priest and the rest of the priests.

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So he asked Jehoiada and the other sacrificers to come to him.

12:7b and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple?

Then he asked them, “Why have you (plur.) not fixed/corrected the damages that ⌊people⌋ have done to ⌊Yahweh’s⌋ house?

-or-

Joash said to them all, “You (plur.) have failed/neglected to repair the damaged parts of the temple.

12:7c Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency,

Do not take any more silver from your temple officials.

-or-

You (plur.) must no longer take ⌊charge/control of⌋ any of the ⌊holy⌋ offerings.

12:7d but hand it over for the repair of the temple.”

Give it to those who will fix/correct the damages to Yahweh’s house.”

-or-

Instead let those who can repair the damage to the temple receive/take it.”

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