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## into 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.
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## word of Yahweh came to him and said to him ##
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These two phrases share similar meanings and are combined for emphasis. AT: "Yahweh said to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## What are you doing here, Elijah? ##
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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]])
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## I, only I, am left ##
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Here the word "I" is repeated for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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