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# As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I
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"As surely as I know that Yahweh lives, before whom I stand." Here Elisha compares the certainty that Yahweh is alive to the certainty that he will not receive any gifts from Naaman. This is a way of making a solemn promise. AT: "As surely as Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I promise you that I" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# before whom I stand
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Here serving Yahweh is spoken of as standing in his presence. AT: "whom I serve" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# I will receive nothing
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This means that he will not accept any gifts. AT: "I will not take any gifts" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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