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## measure ##
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(See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicalvolume]])
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## shekel ##
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(See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicalmoney]])
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## measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel ##
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The prices of food would become much less. Compare [2 Kings 6:24](../06/24.md) where bad food was sold for very high prices.
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## the captain on whose hand the king leaned ##
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AT: "the king's assistant" or "an officer who helped the king"
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## windows in heaven ##
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AT: "openings in the sky that Yahweh himself would make grain fall through" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## can this thing happen? ##
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AT: "I do not believe it could happen!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## you will watch it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it ##
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Because the officer did not believe Yahweh could provide the grain, he would see it happen but would not eat any of it. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]) |