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## plowing ##
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To plow is to break up the ground with a large blade pulled behind animals so that seeds can be planted.
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## twelve yoke of oxen ##
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AT: "12 yoke of oxen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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## he himself was plowing with the twelfth yoke ##
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The word "himself" indicates that Elisha was plowing with the last yoke, while other men were plowing with the other eleven yokes. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## he said, "Please ##
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The word "he" refers to Elisha.
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