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# A leper came to him. He was begging him; he knelt down and said to him
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"A leper came to Jesus. He knelt down and was begging Jesus and said"
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# If you are willing, you can make me clean
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In the first phrase, the words "to make me clean" are understood because of the second phrase. Alternate translation: "If you are willing to make me clean, then you can make me clean" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
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# are willing
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"want" or "desire"
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# you can make me clean
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In biblical times, a person who had any of certain skin diseases was considered unclean until his skin had healed enough that he was no longer contagious. Alternate translation: "you can heal me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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