unfoldingWord_en_tn/2ki/06/20.md

# It came about that

"It happened that" or "Then,"

# open the eyes of these men that they may see

Elisha is asking Yahweh to cause the men to see clearly again. Alternate translation: "allow these men to see" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Yahweh opened their eyes and they saw

Yahweh allowed the men to see clearly again. Alternate translation: "Yahweh took away their blindness" or "Yahweh allowed them to see clearly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# behold

The word "behold" here shows that the Arameans were surprised by what they saw.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# It came about that`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"It happened that" or "Then,"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# open the eyes of these men that they may see`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Elisha is asking Yahweh to cause the men to see clearly again. Alternate translation: "allow these men to see" (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			`# Yahweh opened their eyes and they saw`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Yahweh allowed the men to see clearly again. Alternate translation: "Yahweh took away their blindness" or "Yahweh allowed them to see clearly" (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			`# behold`

			`The word "behold" here shows that the Arameans were surprised by what they saw.`