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2 Kings 5

1NowNaamanוְ֠נַעֲמָןVe.na.'a.monH5283,captainofthehostH6635ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyria,wasH1961agreatגָּד֨וֹלga.DolH1419manאִישׁ֩'ishH376withhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113,andhonorable,becausebyhimJehovahhadgivenH5414victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668untoSyria:hewasH1961alsoamightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376ofvalor,buthewasH1961aleper.

2AndtheSyrianshadgoneH3318outinbandsגְדוּדִ֔יםge.du.DimH1416,andhadbroughtH3318awaycaptiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּvai.yish.BuH7617outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478alittleH6996maiden;andshewaitedonNaaman’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

3AndshesaidH559untohermistressגְּבִרְתָּ֔הּge.vir.TahH1404,WouldthatmylordH113werewiththeprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030thatisinSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111!thenאָ֛ז'azH227wouldherecoverhimofhisleprosy.

4AndoneH834wentH935in,andtoldH5046hislordH113,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ThusandthussaidH559themaidenthatisofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriasaidH559,Goבֹּ֔אBo'H935now,andIwillsendוְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥הve.'esh.le.ChahH7971aletterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612untothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Andhedeparted,andtookH3947withhimtenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235talentsכִּכְּרֵי־ki.ke.rei-H3603ofsilverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701,andsixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505piecesofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andtenוְעֶ֖שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235changesofraiment.

6AndhebroughtH935theletterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612tothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258whenthisletterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612iscomeH935unto thee,behold,IhavesentH7971Naamanנַעֲמָ֣ןna.'a.ManH5283myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650tothee,thatthou mayest recoverhimofhisleprosy.

7Anditcametopass,whenthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadreadכִּקְרֹא֩kik.Ro'H7121theletterהַסֵּ֜פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,thatherenthisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899,andsaidH559,AmIGodהַאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tokillלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191andtomakeH3045aliveH2421,thatthismanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376dothsendשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971untometorecoveramanH376ofhisleprosy?butconsiderH7200,Iprayyou,andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200howheseekethaquarrelagainstme.

8AnditwasH1961so,whenElishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430heardH8085thatthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadrenthisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,thathesentH7971tothekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Wherefore hast thou rent thyclothesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899?lethimcomeיָבֹֽא־ya.vo'-H935nowtome,andheshallknowוְיֵדַ֕עve.ye.Da'H3045thatthereisaprophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9SoNaamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283cameH935withhishorsesH5483andwithhischariotsוּבְרִכְבּ֑וֹu.ve.rikh.BoH7393,andstoodH5975atthedoorH6607ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004ofElishaלֶאֱלִישָֽׁע׃le.'e.li.Sha'H477.

10AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477sentH7971amessengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Goהָל֗וֹךְha.LokhH1980andwashוְרָחַצְתָּ֤ve.ra.chatz.TaH7364intheJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651timesH6471,andthyfleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֛be.sa.re.KhaH1320shallcomeH1980againtothee,andthou shaltbecleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891.

11ButNaamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283waswroth,andwentH3318away,andsaidH559,Behold,Ithought,HewillsurelycomeH3318outtome,andstandוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975,andcallוְקָרָא֙ve.ka.Ra'H7121onthenameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034ofJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,andwaveוְהֵנִ֥יףve.he.NifH5130hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027overtheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andrecovertheleper.

12ArenotAbanahandPharpar,theriversנַהֲר֣וֹתna.ha.RotH5104ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,betterטוֹב֩tOvH2896thanallthewatersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?mayInotwashאֶרְחַ֥ץ'er.ChatzH7364inthem,andbecleanוְטָהָ֑רְתִּיve.ta.Ha.re.tiH2891?Soheturnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437andwentawayH6437inarageבְּחֵמָֽה׃be.che.MahH2534.

13Andhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֮'a.va.DavH5650camenear,andspake untohim,andsaidH559,MyfatherH1,iftheprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030hadbid theedosomegreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697, wouldest thounothavedoneit?howmuchratherthen,whenhesaithtothee,Washרְחַ֥ץre.ChatzH7364,andbecleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891?

14ThenwentH3381hedownוַיֵּ֗רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,anddippedH2881himselfsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471intheJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּן֙bai.yar.DenH3383,accordingtothesayingofthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andhisfleshבְּשָׂר֗וֹbe.sa.RoH1320cameH3381againlikeuntothefleshכִּבְשַׂ֛רkiv.SarH1320ofalittleH6996child,andhewascleanוַיִּטְהָֽר׃vai.yit.HarH2891.

15AndhereturnedH7725tothemanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,heandallhiscompany,andcameH935,andstoodH5975beforehim;andhesaidH559,Beholdnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045thatthereisnoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inalltheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,butinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:nowH6258thereforeH6258,Ipraythee,takeH3947apresentofthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

16ButhesaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,beforewhomIstandעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,IwillreceiveH3947none.AndheurgedhimtotakeH3947it;butherefusedH3985.

17AndNaamanנַעֲמָן֒na.'a.ManH5283saidH559,Ifnot,yetH5750,Ipraythee,lettherebegivenH5414tothyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֔le.'av.de.KhaH5650twomules’H6505burdenH4853ofearthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127;forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650willhenceforthofferneitherburnt-offeringnorsacrificeוָזֶ֙בַח֙va.Ze.vachH2077untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,butuntoJehovah.

18InthisthingH1697Jehovahpardonthyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650:whenmymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113goethintothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofRimmonרִמּוֹן֩ri.mOnH7417toworshipthere,andheleanethonmyhandיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027,andIbowH7812myselfinthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofRimmonרִמֹּ֔ןri.MonH7417,whenIbowH7812myselfinthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofRimmonרִמֹּ֔ןri.MonH7417,Jehovahpardonthyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֖le.'av.de.KhaH5650inthisthingH1697.

19AndhesaidH559untohim, Goinpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965.Sohedepartedfromhimalittle way.

20ButGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522theservantנַעַר֮na.'ArH5288ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430,saidH559,Behold,mymasterאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113hathsparedthisNaamanנַעֲמָ֤ןna.'a.ManH5283theSyrian,innotreceivingH3947athishandsמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027thatwhichhebroughtH935:asJehovahliveth,Iwillrunרַ֣צְתִּיRatz.tiH7323afterhim,andtakeH3947somewhatofhim.

21SoGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֖יgei.cha.ZiH1522followedafterNaamanנַֽעֲמָ֑ןna.'a.ManH5283.AndwhenNaamanנַֽעֲמָן֙na.'a.ManH5283sawH7200oneH7200runningH7323afterhim,healightedfromthechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.VahH4818tomeethim,andsaidH559,Isallwell?

22AndhesaidH559,Alliswell.Mymasterאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113hathsentH7971me,sayingH559,Behold, evennowעַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH6258therearecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935tomefromthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147youngנְעָרִ֛יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414them,Ipraythee,atalentכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֖יu.she.TeiH8147changesofraiment.

23AndNaamanנַעֲמָ֔ןna.'a.ManH5283saidH559,BepleasedtotakeH3947twoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147talentsכִּכָּרָ֑יִםki.ka.Ra.yimH3603.Andheurgedhim,andboundtwoוּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.TeiH8147talentsכִּכְּרַ֨יִםki.ke.Ra.yimH3603ofsilverכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701intwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147bags,withtwoH8147changesofraiment,andlaidthemupontwoH8147ofhisservantsנְעָרָ֔יוne.'a.RavH5288;andtheybarethembeforehim.

24AndwhenhecameH935tothehillהָעֹ֔פֶלha.'O.felH6076,hetookH3947themfromtheirhandמִיָּדָ֖םmi.ya.DamH3027,andbestowedtheminthehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;andheletthemenH376goH935,andtheydeparted.

25ButhewentH1980in,andstoodH5975beforehismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113.AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559untohim, Whence comest thou,Gehaziגֵּחֲזִ֑יge.cha.ZiH1522?AndhesaidH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650wentH1980nowhither.

26AndhesaidH559untohim,Wentהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980notmyheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820withthee,whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka.'a.SherH834themanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376turnedהָֽפַךְ־ha.fakh-H2015fromhischariotמֶרְכַּבְתּ֖וֹmer.kav.ToH4818tomeetthee?Isitatimeהַעֵ֞תha.'EtH6256toreceiveH3947moneyH3701,andtoreceiveH3947garmentsH899,andoliveyardsandvineyardsוּכְרָמִים֙u.khe.ra.MimH3754,andsheepוְצֹ֣אןve.TzonH6629andoxenH1241,andmen-servantsandmaid-servants?

27TheleprosythereforeofNaamanנַֽעֲמָן֙na.'a.ManH5283shallcleave unto thee,andunto thyseedH2233foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769.AndhewentH3318outfromhispresenceH6440aleperaswhiteassnowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ סka.Sha.legH7950.

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