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1 Kings 20:40-42

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20:40 Well, it just so happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he disappeared.” The king of Israel said to him, “Your punishment is already determined by your own testimony.” 1  20:41 The prophet 2  quickly removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized he was one of the prophets. 20:42 The prophet 3  then said to him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.’” 4 
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[20:40]  1 tn Heb “so [i.e., in accordance with his testimony] is your judgment, you have determined [it].”

[20:41]  2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:42]  3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:42]  4 tn Heb “Because you sent away the man of my destruction [i.e., that I determined should be destroyed] from [my/your?] hand, your life will be in place of his life, and your people in place of his people.”



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