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2 Kings 5:1-7

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.

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