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# Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may consult Yahweh by him?

Jehoshaphat uses a rhetorical question here to state that he is certain that there is a prophet there and to find out where he is. This may be written as a statement. AT: "I am sure there is a prophet of Yahweh here! Tell me where one is, so we may consult Yahweh by him." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# Shaphat

This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# who poured water on the hands of Elijah

This idiom means that he was Elijah's helper. The phrase "poured water on the hands" is a description of one of the ways he served Elijah. AT: "who was a helper to Elijah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# The word of Yahweh is with him

This means that he is a prophet and that Yahweh tells him what to say. AT: "He speaks what Yahweh tells him to say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# went down to him

They went to see Elijah and to consult with him about what they should do. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. AT: "went to see Elisha to ask him what they should do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may consult Yahweh by him?`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Jehoshaphat uses a rhetorical question here to state that he is certain that there is a prophet there and to find out where he is. This may be written as a statement. AT: "I am sure there is a prophet of Yahweh here! Tell me where one is, so we may consult Yahweh by him." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Shaphat`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`

			`# who poured water on the hands of Elijah`

			`This idiom means that he was Elijah's helper. The phrase "poured water on the hands" is a description of one of the ways he served Elijah. AT: "who was a helper to Elijah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# The word of Yahweh is with him`

			`This means that he is a prophet and that Yahweh tells him what to say. AT: "He speaks what Yahweh tells him to say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# went down to him`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`They went to see Elijah and to consult with him about what they should do. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. AT: "went to see Elisha to ask him what they should do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]`