19:20 He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.” Elijah 1 said to him, “Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?”
19:21 Elisha 2 went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke. 3 He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant.
1 tnHeb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tnHeb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tnHeb “and with the equipment of the oxen he cooked them, the flesh.”