unfoldingWord_en_tn/1ki/19/09.md

# to a cave there

Here the word "there" refers to Mount Horeb. A cave is an opening in a mountainside that leads to a natural room or rooms underground.

# the word of Yahweh came to him and said to him, "What

The idiom "The word of Yahweh came to," is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 6:11](../06/11.md). AT: "Yahweh gave a message to him. He said, 'What" or "Yahweh spoke this message to him: 'What" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# What are you doing here, Elijah?

Yahweh asks this question to rebuke Elijah and to remind him of his duty. AT: "This is not where you should be, Elijah." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# to a cave there`
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			`Here the word "there" refers to Mount Horeb. A cave is an opening in a mountainside that leads to a natural room or rooms underground.`

Fixing malformed ATs. 2017-10-11 14:56:16 +00:00			`# the word of Yahweh came to him and said to him, "What`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
Fixing malformed ATs. 2017-10-11 14:56:16 +00:00			`The idiom "The word of Yahweh came to," is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 6:11](../06/11.md). AT: "Yahweh gave a message to him. He said, 'What" or "Yahweh spoke this message to him: 'What" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# What are you doing here, Elijah?`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
			`Yahweh asks this question to rebuke Elijah and to remind him of his duty. AT: "This is not where you should be, Elijah." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`