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1 Kings 18:7-10

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18:7 As Obadiah was traveling along, Elijah met him. 1  When he recognized him, he fell facedown to the ground and said, “Is it really you, my master, Elijah?” 18:8 He replied, “Yes, 2  go and say to your master, ‘Elijah is back.’” 3  18:9 Obadiah 4  said, “What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution? 5  18:10 As certainly as the Lord your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say, ‘He’s not here,’ he makes them 6  swear an oath that they could not find you.

1 tn Heb “look, Elijah [came] to meet him.”

2 tn Heb “[It is] I.”

3 tn Heb “Look, Elijah”; or “Elijah is here.”

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

5 tn Heb “to kill me.”

6 tn Heb “he makes the kingdom or the nation swear an oath.”



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