19:4a while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness.

But Elijah himself went on for another day, into the wilderness.
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But Elijah himself kept going into the open pastureland/countryside for another day.
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while he kept going for one more more day. He came to a deserted area.

19:4b He sat down under a broom tree

He stopped and sat in the shade/shelter of a ⌊large⌋ broom bush.
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He sat down when he came to a shady tree.
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There he sat down under a small tree

19:4c and prayed that he might die.

Wishing to die,
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He began to pray for death.
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and asked ⌊God⌋ to let him die.

19:4c “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life,

Elijah prayed, “Enough now/already! O Yahweh, take my life.
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He said to Yahweh, “I have ⌊suffered/endured⌋ enough. Let me die. I might as well be dead
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He prayed to Yahweh to take his life. He said that he did not want to do/work any more,

19:4d for I am no better than my fathers.”

I am not any better than my ⌊dead⌋ fathers were.”
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like my ancestors. I am no more successful than them!”
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for he could not succeed where his ancestors had failed!

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