New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 5:20-27

20ButGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522,the servantנַעַר֮na.'ArH5288of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430,thoughtוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,my masterאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113has sparedחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088Naamanנַעֲמָ֤ןna.'a.ManH5283the Arameanהָֽאֲרַמִּי֙ha.'a.ra.MiH761,by not receivingמִקַּ֥חַתmi.Ka.chatH3947from his handsמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he broughtהֵבִ֑יאhe.Vi'H935.As the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,I will runרַ֣צְתִּיRatz.tiH7323afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him and takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947somethingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972from him.”

21So Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֖יgei.cha.ZiH1522pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291Naamanנַֽעֲמָ֑ןna.'a.ManH5283.When Naamanנַֽעֲמָן֙na.'a.ManH5283sawוַיִּרְאֶ֤הvai.yir.'EhH7200one runningרָ֣ץratzH7323afterH310him, he cameH5307downH5307from the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.VahH4818to meetלִקְרָאת֖וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is all wellהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?”

22He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “All is wellשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965.My masterאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113has sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,justזֶ֠הzehH2088nowעַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH6258twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147youngנְעָרִ֛יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to me fromthe hillמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.Pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414them a talentכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֖יu.she.TeiH8147changesחֲלִפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of clothesבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.’”

23Naamanנַעֲמָ֔ןna.'a.ManH5283saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Be pleasedהוֹאֵ֖לho.'ElH2974to takeקַ֣חkachH3947two talentsכִּכָּרָ֑יִםki.ka.Ra.yimH3603.”And he urgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, and boundוַיָּצַר֩vai.ya.TzarH6696two talentsכִּכְּרַ֨יִםki.ke.Ra.yimH3603of silverכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701in twoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147bagsחֲרִטִ֗יםcha.ri.TimH2754with twoוּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.TeiH8147changesחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of clothesבְּגָדִ֔יםbe.ga.DimH899and gaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414them to twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147of his servantsנְעָרָ֔יוne.'a.RavH5288;and they carriedוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375thembeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

24When he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to thehillהָעֹ֔פֶלha.'O.felH6076,he tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947them from their handמִיָּדָ֖םmi.ya.DamH3027anddepositedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485them in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and he sentH7971the menH376awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971,and they departedוַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃vai.ye.Le.khuH1980.

25But he wentבָא֙va'H935in and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeH413his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113.And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whereאָ֥נֶה'A.nehH575have you been, Gehaziגֵּחֲזִ֑יge.cha.ZiH1522?”And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980nowhereלֹֽא־ וָאָֽנָה׃lo'- va.'A.nahH3808 H575.”

26Then he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Did not my heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820goהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980with you,whenH3512the manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376turnedהָֽפַךְ־ha.fakh-H2015from his chariotמֶרְכַּבְתּ֖וֹmer.kav.ToH4818to meetלִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָlik.ra.Te.chaH7122you?Is it a timeהַעֵ֞תha.'EtH6256to receiveלָקַ֤חַתla.Ka.chatH3947moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701and to receiveוְלָקַ֣חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947clothesבְּגָדִ֔יםbe.ga.DimH899and oliveוְזֵיתִ֤יםve.zei.TimH2132grovesH2132and vineyardsוּכְרָמִים֙u.khe.ra.MimH3754and sheepוְצֹ֣אןve.TzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241and maleוַעֲבָדִ֖יםva.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleH8198servantsH5650 H8198?

27Therefore, the leprosyוְצָרַ֤עַתve.tza.Ra.'atH6883of Naamanנַֽעֲמָן֙na.'a.ManH5283shall clingתִּֽדְבַּק־tid.bak-H1692to you and to yourdescendantsוּֽבְזַרְעֲךָU.ve.zar.'a.khaH2233foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769.”So he wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from his presenceמִלְּפָנָ֖יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440a leperמְצֹרָ֥עme.tzo.Ra'H6879as whiteas snowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ סka.Sha.legH7950.

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