And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto 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 came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you: Do not send?

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

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

And they returned to him, for he was living in Jericho. And he said to them: "Did I not say to you, 'Do not send them?' "

And when they came again to him, for he tarried at Jericho,.... Waiting their return to hear the report they made: which when they had:
he said unto them, did I not say unto you, go not? assuring them it would be fruitless, and to no purpose; though this search of theirs served both to confirm the assumption of Elijah, and the truth of Elisha being a prophet of the Lord.