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23 lines
865 B
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# watchman
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"guard"
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# the company of Jehu as he came at a distance
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"Jehu and his men as they were still far away"
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# What have you to do with peace?
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Jehu uses this rhetorical question to tell the messenger that it is none of his concern if he comes in peace or not. This may be written as a statement. AT: "It is not your concern if I have come in peace!" or "It is not for you to know if I have come in peace!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# The messenger has met them, but he is not coming back
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The watchman told King Joram that the man he sent out is not coming back with a reply to the king's question.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/watchtower]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/horsemen]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/send]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peace]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/messenger]] |