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2 Kings 5:9-14

9So Naamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935with his horsesבְּסוּסָ֣יוbe.su.sovH5483and chariotsוּבְרִכְבּ֑וֹu.ve.rikh.BoH7393and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at the doorפֶּֽתַח־pe.tach-H6607of Elisha’sלֶאֱלִישָֽׁע׃le.'e.li.Sha'H477houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

10Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971himאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413a messengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397,who saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Goהָל֗וֹךְha.LokhH1980and wash yourselfוְרָחַצְתָּ֤ve.ra.chatz.TaH7364sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471in the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383,and your fleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֛be.sa.re.KhaH1320will be restoredוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725,and you will be cleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891.”

11But Naamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283went awayוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980angryוַיִּקְצֹ֥ףvai.yik.TzofH7107,sayingוַיֹּאמֶר֩ הִנֵּ֨הvai.yo.Mer hi.NehH559 H2009, “I thought thatאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559אֵלַ֣י׀'e.LaiH413he would surely come outH3318,standוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975and callוְקָרָא֙ve.ka.Ra'H7121on the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,and waveוְהֵנִ֥יףve.he.NifH5130his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027overאֶל־'el-H413the spotהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725to cureוְאָסַ֥ףve.'a.SafH622my leprosyהַמְּצֹרָֽע׃ha.me.tzo.Ra'H6879.

12Arenotהֲלֹ֡אha.Lo'H3808the AbanahH71and Pharparוּפַרְפַּ֜רu.far.ParH6554,the riversנַהֲר֣וֹתna.ha.RotH5104of Damascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,betterטוֹב֩tOvH2896than allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Could I notהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808have washedאֶרְחַ֥ץ'er.ChatzH7364in themand been cleansedוְטָהָ֑רְתִּיve.ta.Ha.re.tiH2891?”So he turnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and went awayוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in a rageבְּחֵמָֽה׃be.che.MahH2534.

13Naaman’s servants, howeverעֲבָדָיו֮'a.va.DavH5650,approached himוַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066and saidוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696אֵלָיו֒'e.LavH413וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,if the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030had toldדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413to do some greatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697,would you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808have doneתַעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213it?How much more, thenוְאַ֛ףve.'AfH637,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588he tellsאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, ‘Washרְחַ֥ץre.ChatzH7364and be cleansedוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891’?”

14So Naaman went downוַיֵּ֗רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381and dipped himselfוַיִּטְבֹּ֤לvai.yit.BolH2881in the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּן֙bai.yar.DenH3383sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֖רkid.VarH1697of the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and his fleshבְּשָׂר֗וֹbe.sa.RoH1320was restoredוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and became likeכִּבְשַׂ֛רkiv.SarH1320thatof a littleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996childנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288,and he was cleanוַיִּטְהָֽר׃vai.yit.HarH2891.

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