New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 5:15-19

15When he returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725to the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430with allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605his companyמַחֲנֵ֗הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,and cameוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָיו֒le.fa.NavH6440him, he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֤אna'H4994,I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that thereH369is noH369Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,but in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;so pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994takeקַח־kach-H3947apresentבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293from your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258.”

16But he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I standעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,I will takeאֶקָּ֑ח'e.KachH3947nothingאִם־'im-H518.”And he urgedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484him to takeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947it,but he refusedוַיְמָאֵֽן׃vay.ma.'EnH3985.

17Naamanנַעֲמָן֒na.'a.ManH5283saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “If not, pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994let your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֔le.'av.de.KhaH5650at least be givenיֻתַּן־yu.tan-H5414twoצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776mules’פְּרָדִ֖יםpe.ra.DimH6505loadמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853ofearthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127;for your servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650will noוָלֹ֕אva.Lo'H3808longerע֨וֹדodH5750offerיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213burntעֹלָ֤ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930norלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808will he sacrificeוָזֶ֙בַח֙va.Ze.vachH2077to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,but to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18In thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088matterלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697may the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068pardonיִסְלַ֥חyis.LachH5545your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650:when my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113goesבְּב֣וֹאbe.Vo'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Rimmonרִמּוֹן֩ri.mOnH7417to worshipלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֨תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812thereשָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahH8033, andhe leansנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172on my handיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027and I bowוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֙יתִי֙ve.hish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812myself in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Rimmonרִמֹּ֔ןri.MonH7417,when I bowבְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָ֙תִי֙be.hish.ta.cha.va.Ya.tiH7812myself in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Rimmonרִמֹּ֔ןri.MonH7417,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068pardonיִסְלַח־yis.lach-H5545your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֖le.'av.de.KhaH5650in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.”

19He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965.”So he departedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980from him someH3530distanceכִּבְרַת־ אָֽרֶץ׃ סkiv.rat- 'A.retzH3530 H776.

Read all of 2 Kings 5

Commentaries on 2 Kings 5