en_tn/2ki/09/17.md

# watchman

"guard"

# the company of Jehu as he came at a distance

"Jehu and his men as they were still far away"

# What have you to do with peace?

Jehu uses this rhetorical question to tell the messenger that it is none of his concern if he comes in peace or not. This may be written as a statement. AT: "It is not your concern if I have come in peace!" or "It is not for you to know if I have come in peace!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# The messenger has met them, but he is not coming back

The watchman told King Joram that the man he sent out is not coming back with a reply to the king's question.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# watchman`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"guard"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the company of Jehu as he came at a distance`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Jehu and his men as they were still far away"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# What have you to do with peace?`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Jehu uses this rhetorical question to tell the messenger that it is none of his concern if he comes in peace or not. This may be written as a statement. AT: "It is not your concern if I have come in peace!" or "It is not for you to know if I have come in peace!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The messenger has met them, but he is not coming back`
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			`The watchman told King Joram that the man he sent out is not coming back with a reply to the king's question.`