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## open his eyes that he may see ##

AT: "make him able to see." ​Elisha is asking that his servant may be able to see things that other people cannot see, namely the horses and chariots of fire that are around them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## and he saw. Behold ##

"and he could see. What he saw was that"​

## around Elisha ##

"​around the city where Elisha was"

## these people ##

This refers to the Aramean soldiers.

## This is not the way, neither is this the city ##

AT: "You are not going in the right direction, and are not in the city where you want to be.