6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders. 1 The king 2 sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived, 3 Elisha 4 said to the leaders, 5 “Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?” 6 Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him.” 7
1 tn Heb “and the elders were sitting with him.”
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “sent a man from before him, before the messenger came to him.”
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “elders.”
6 tn Heb “Do you see that this son of an assassin has sent to remove my head?”
7 tn Heb “Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”