richmahn_en_tn/2ki/06/32.md

## The king sent a man from before him ##

AT: "The king of Israel sent one of his men,"

## when the messenger came to Elisha, he said to the elders ##

"when the messenger sent by the king came to Elisha, Elisha said to the elders,"

## son of a murderer ##

This means that he (the king of Israel) has the characteristics of a murderer.

## to take away my head ##

AT: "to cut off my head?" ([[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]]) or AT: "to kill me?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him? ##

AT: "The king will be coming along right behind him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## While he was still talking with them ##

"While Elisha was still talking with the elders,"

## the messenger came down to him ##

The messenger arrived, and so did the king, as Elisha had said he would. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

## this trouble ##

This "trouble" refers to the famine in Samaria and the suffering it caused.

## Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer? ##

AT: "I will not wait any longer for help from Yahweh!" or "Why should I continue to wait for Yahweh to help us?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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+								## The king sent a man from before him ##
 								AT: "The king of Israel sent one of his men,"
 								## when the messenger came to Elisha, he said to the elders ##
 								"when the messenger sent by the king came to Elisha, Elisha said to the elders,"
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+								## son of a murderer ##
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											2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
+								This means that he (the king of Israel) has the characteristics of a murderer.
-												Initial commit of translationNotes

											
										
										
											2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
-												added v1 tn converted to an rc

											
										
										
											2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
+								## to take away my head ##
-												Initial commit of translationNotes

											
										
										
											2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
-												added v1 tn converted to an rc

											
										
										
											2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
+								AT: "to cut off my head?" ([[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]]) or AT: "to kill me?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
-												added v2 tn converted to an rc

											
										
										
											2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
+								## Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him? ##
 								AT: "The king will be coming along right behind him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
 								## While he was still talking with them ##
 								"While Elisha was still talking with the elders,"
 								## the messenger came down to him ##
 								The messenger arrived, and so did the king, as Elisha had said he would. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
-												added v1 tn converted to an rc

											
										
										
											2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
+								## this trouble ##
 								This "trouble" refers to the famine in Samaria and the suffering it caused.
 								## Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer? ##
-												added v2 tn converted to an rc

											
										
										
											2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
+								AT: "I will not wait any longer for help from Yahweh!" or "Why should I continue to wait for Yahweh to help us?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])