# went up from there to Bethel

The phrase "went up" is used her because Bethel is higher in elevation than Jericho.

# Go up

The young boys wanted Elisha to go away from them and expressed this by saying "go up." AT: "Go away" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# baldhead

A bald person does not have any hair on their head. The young boys were mocking Elisha for having a bald head.

# forty-two of the boys

"42 of the boys" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])