2 Kings 2:18
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And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you? Do not send.

2 Kings 2:17
But they pressed him, till he consented, and said: Send. And they sent fifty men: and they sought three days, but found him not.

2 Kings 2:19
And the men of the city, said to Eliseus . Behold the situation of this city is very good, as thou, my lord, seest: but the waters are very bad, and the ground barren.

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And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you? Do not send.

Context
Elisha Succeeds Elijah
17But they pressed him, till he consented, and said: Send. And they sent fifty men: and they sought three days, but found him not. 18And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you? Do not send.
Lexicon
When they returned
וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ (way·yā·šu·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to [Elisha],
אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

who
וְה֖וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

was staying
יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in Jericho,
בִּירִיח֑וֹ (bî·rî·ḥōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua

he said
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to them,
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

“Didn't
הֲלֽוֹא־ (hă·lō·w-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

I tell
אָמַ֥רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

you
אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (’ă·lê·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

to go?”
תֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ (tê·lê·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk


Additional Translations
When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn't I tell you not to go?”And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?

And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

And they returned to him, for he dwelt in Jericho: and Elisaie said, Did I not say to you, Go not?

And they came again to him (now he was staying at Jericho); and he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?

And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go not?

They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go?'"

and they turn back unto him -- and he is abiding in Jericho -- and he saith unto them, 'Did I not say unto you, Do not go?'
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