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# If not

The understood information may be supplied. Alternate translation: "If you will not take the gifts I have brought for you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])

# let there be given to your servant

This can be stated in active from. Alternate translation: "let me have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# two mule loads of earth

Naaman is asking to take soil from Israel and place it in sacks for two mules to carry home with him. He then plans to build an altar on the soil. Alternate translation: "as much soil from Israel as two mules can carry, so that I can build an altar to Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# your servant

Naaman refers to himself as Elisha's servant to honor him.

# will offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to any god but Yahweh

This can be written in positive form. Alternate translation: "will not offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god but Yahweh" or "will offer burnt offerings and sacrifices only to Yahweh"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# If not`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The understood information may be supplied. Alternate translation: "If you will not take the gifts I have brought for you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# let there be given to your servant`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This can be stated in active from. Alternate translation: "let me have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# two mule loads of earth`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Naaman is asking to take soil from Israel and place it in sacks for two mules to carry home with him. He then plans to build an altar on the soil. Alternate translation: "as much soil from Israel as two mules can carry, so that I can build an altar to Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# your servant`

			`Naaman refers to himself as Elisha's servant to honor him.`

			`# will offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to any god but Yahweh`

Update '2ki/05/17.md' Removed link to doublenegative page. "Neither" and "nor" do not make it a double negative. 2018-10-04 17:27:02 +00:00			`This can be written in positive form. Alternate translation: "will not offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god but Yahweh" or "will offer burnt offerings and sacrifices only to Yahweh"`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00