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So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.

But as one was felling his beam, the axhead fell into the water; and he cried, Alas, my master, for it was borrowed!

The man of God said, Where did it fall? When shown the place, Elisha cut off a stick and threw it in there, and the iron floated.

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And he went with them.

They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees. As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!”

The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw(A) it there, and made the iron float.

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