2 Kings 4:29

4:29 Elisha ¹  told Gehazi, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, ²  and go! Don’t stop to exchange greetings with anyone! ³  Place my staff on the child’s face.”

2 Kings 8:8

8:8 So the king told Hazael, “Take a gift ⁴  and go visit the prophet. Request from him an oracle from the Lord. Ask him, ⁵  ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”

[4:29]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:29]  ² tn Heb “take my staff in your hand.”

[4:29]  ³ tn Heb “If you meet a man, do not greet him with a blessing; if a man greets you with a blessing, do not answer.”

[8:8]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text also has “in your hand.”

[8:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “Inquire of the Lord through him, saying.”