2 Kings 2:16

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“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

They said to him, “See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has taken him up, and put him on some mountain, or into some valley. He said, “You shall not send them.”

World English Bible (WEB)

And they said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Behold now, there be{H3426} with thy servants{H5650} fifty{H2572} strong{H2428} men{H1121}{H582}; let them go{H3212}{(H8799)}, we pray thee, and seek{H1245}{(H8762)} thy master{H113}: lest peradventure the Spirit{H7307} of the LORD{H3068} hath taken him up{H5375}{(H8804)}, and cast{H7993}{(H8686)} him upon some{H259} mountain{H2022}, or into some{H259} valley{H1516}. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Ye shall not send{H7971}{(H8799)}.

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The F.O.G Paraphrase

and say unto him, ‘Lo, we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour: let them go, we pray thee, and they seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and doth cast him on one of the hills, or into one of the valleys;’ and he saith, ‘Ye do not send.’

Young's Literal Translation

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2 Kings 2:16

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