¹ tc The MT has “and he saw,” but some medieval Hebrew mss as well as several ancient versions support the reading “he was afraid.” The consonantal text (וַיַּרְא, vayyar’) is ambiguous and can be vocalized וַיַּרְא (from רָאָה, ra’ah, “to see”) or וַיִּרָא (vayyira’, from יָרֵא, yare’, “to fear”).

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “and with the equipment of the oxen he cooked them, the flesh.”