New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 5:1-7

1NowNaamanוְ֠נַעֲמָןVe.na.'a.monH5283,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758,was a greatגָּד֨וֹלga.DolH1419manאִישׁ֩'ishH376with his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113,and highly respectedוּנְשֻׂ֣אu.ne.Su'H5375 H6440,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588by him the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068had givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668to Aramלַאֲרָ֑םla.'a.RamH758.The manוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376was also a valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428warriorגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368, but he wasa leperמְצֹרָֽע׃me.tzo.Ra'H6879.

2Now the Arameansוַאֲרָם֙va.'a.RamH758had goneיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318outin bandsגְדוּדִ֔יםge.du.DimH1416and had takenוַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּvai.yish.BuH7617captiveH7628a littleקְטַנָּ֑הke.ta.NahH6996girlנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and shewaitedוַתְּהִ֕יva.te.HiH1961on Naaman’sנַעֲמָֽן׃na.'a.ManH5283wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

3She saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to her mistressגְּבִרְתָּ֔הּge.vir.TahH1404, “I wishאַחֲלֵ֣י'a.cha.LeiH305that my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113werewith the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111!Thenאָ֛ז'azH227he would cureיֶאֱסֹ֥ףye.'e.SofH622him of his leprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.”

4Naaman wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935in and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046his masterלַאדֹנָ֖יוla.do.NavH113,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “ThusH2088and thusH2088spokeדִּבְּרָ֣הdi.be.RahH1696the girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

5Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֶךְ־lekh-H1980nowבֹּ֔אBo'H935,and I will sendוְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥הve.'esh.le.ChahH7971a letterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”He departedוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980andtookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947with him tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235talentsכִּכְּרֵי־ki.ke.rei-H3603of silverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701and sixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505shekelsof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091and tenוְעֶ֖שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235changesחֲלִיפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of clothesבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.

6He broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935the letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258as thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088letterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comesכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935to you, beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971Naamanנַעֲמָ֣ןna.'a.ManH5283my servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650to you, that you may cureוַאֲסַפְתּ֖וֹva.'a.saf.ToH622him of his leprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.”

7When the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478readכִּקְרֹא֩kik.Ro'H7121the letterהַסֵּ֜פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Am I Godהַאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to killלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191and to makeH2421aliveH2421,that thisזֶה֙zehH2088man is sendingשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971wordto me to cureלֶאֱסֹ֥ףle.'e.SofH622a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of his leprosyמִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹmi.tza.ra'.ToH6883? Butconsiderדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045nowנָא֙na'H4994,and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200howH3588he is seekingH579a quarrelH579against me.”

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