2 Raja-raja 6:5-6

6:5 As one of them was felling a log, the ax head ¹  dropped into the water. He shouted, “Oh no, ²  my master! It was borrowed!” 6:6 The prophet ³  asked, “Where did it drop in?” When he showed him the spot, Elisha ⁴  cut off a branch, threw it in at that spot, and made the ax head float.

[6:5]  ¹ tn Heb “iron.”

[6:5]  ² tn Or “ah.”

[6:6]  ³ tn Heb “man of God” (also in v. 9).

[6:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.