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2 Kings 5:1-14

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.

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