New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 5:1-19
1NowNaamanוְ֠נַעֲמָןVe.na.'a.monH5283,commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758,was a greatגָּד֨וֹלga.DolH1419manאִישׁ֩'ishH376in the view of his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113,and eminentוּנְשֻׂ֣אu.ne.Su'H5375H6440,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, butafflictedH6879withH6879leprosyH6879.
2Now the Arameansוַאֲרָם֙va.'a.RamH758had goneH3318outH3318in bandsגְדוּדִ֔יםge.du.DimH1416and had takenH7617captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּvai.yish.BuH7617a littleקְטַנָּ֑הke.ta.NahH6996girlנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and shewaitedוַתְּהִ֕יva.te.HiH1961on Naaman’sנַעֲמָֽן׃na.'a.ManH5283wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.
3And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to her mistressגְּבִרְתָּ֔הּge.vir.TahH1404, “IfH305onlyH305my 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.”
4AndNaaman wentH935inH935and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046his masterלַאדֹנָ֖יוla.do.NavH113,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478spokeדִּבְּרָ֣הdi.be.RahH1696suchH2088and suchH2088.”
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.”So he departedוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980andtookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947with him tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235talentsכִּכְּרֵי־ki.ke.rei-H3603of silverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701,sixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505shekelsof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and tenוְעֶ֖שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235changesחֲלִיפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of clothesבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.
6And he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935the letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.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, so that you may cureוַאֲסַפְתּ֖וֹva.'a.saf.ToH622him of his leprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.”
7But when 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 keepH2421aliveH2421,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 seekingH579aH579quarrelH579against me.”
8Now it happenedוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961,when Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085that the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had tornקָרַ֤עka.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,that he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971wordto the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you tearקָרַ֖עְתָּka.Ra'.taH7167your clothesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899?Justנָ֣אna'H4994have him comeיָבֹֽא־ya.vo'-H935to me, and he shall learnוְיֵדַ֕עve.ye.Da'H3045that thereH3426isH3426a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”
10And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971a messengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Goהָל֗וֹךְha.LokhH1980and washוְרָחַצְתָּ֤ve.ra.chatz.TaH7364in the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471,and your fleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֛be.sa.re.KhaH1320will be restoredוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725to you and you willbeH2891cleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891.”
11But Naamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283wasH7107furiousH7107and wentוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980away, and he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, Ithoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘He will certainlyH3318comeH3318outH3318to me, and standוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975and callוְקָרָא֙ve.ka.Ra'H7121on the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,and waveוְהֵנִ֥יףve.he.NifH5130his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027overH413the siteהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and cureוְאָסַ֥ףve.'a.SafH622theleprosyהַמְּצֹרָֽע׃ha.me.tzo.Ra'H6879.’
12AreAbanahH71and Pharparוּפַרְפַּ֜רu.far.ParH6554,the riversנַהֲר֣וֹתna.ha.RotH5104of Damascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,not betterטוֹב֩tOvH2896thanH4480allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Could I not washאֶרְחַ֥ץ'er.ChatzH7364in them and beH2891cleanוְטָהָ֑רְתִּיve.ta.Ha.re.tiH2891?”So he turnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437andwentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980away in a rageבְּחֵמָֽה׃be.che.MahH2534.
13Then his servantsעֲבָדָיו֮'a.va.DavH5650approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066and spokeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him,sayingוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,had the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030toldדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696you to do somegreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697,would you not have doneתַעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213it?HowH637muchH637H3588moreH637H3588then,whenH3588he saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to you, ‘Washרְחַ֥ץre.ChatzH7364,and beH2891cleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891’?”
14So he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֗רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381and dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֤לvai.yit.BolH2881himselfin the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּן֙bai.yar.DenH3383sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,in accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֖רkid.VarH1697of the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; andhis fleshבְּשָׂר֗וֹbe.sa.RoH1320was restoredוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725like the fleshכִּבְשַׂ֛רkiv.SarH1320of a littleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996childנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288, andhe wasH2891cleanוַיִּטְהָֽר׃vai.yit.HarH2891.
15Then 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. And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֤אna'H4994,I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that thereH369isH369noH369Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,exceptאִם־'im-H3588H518in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;so pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994acceptקַח־kach-H3947agiftבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293from your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258.”
16But he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely asthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I standעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,I will acceptאֶקָּ֑ח'e.KachH3947nothingאִם־'im-H518.”And he urgedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484him to acceptלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947it,but he refusedוַיְמָאֵֽן׃vay.ma.'EnH3985.
17Then Naamanנַעֲמָן֒na.'a.ManH5283saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “If not, pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994let your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֔le.'av.de.KhaH5650be 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.SehH6213a burntעֹלָ֤ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930norלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808a sacrificeוָזֶ֙בַח֙va.Ze.vachH2077to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,but to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
18Regarding thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088matterלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697may the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forgiveיִסְלַ֥חyis.LachH5545your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650:when my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113goesבְּב֣וֹאbe.Vo'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Rimmonרִמּוֹן֩ri.mOnH7417to worshipH2331thereשָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahH8033, andhe leansנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172on my handיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027and I bowH2331downH2331in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Rimmonרִמֹּ֔ןri.MonH7417,when I bowH2331downH2331in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Rimmonרִמֹּ֔ןri.MonH7417,may the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068pleaseH4994forgiveיִסְלַח־yis.lach-H5545your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֖le.'av.de.KhaH5650in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.”
Commentaries on 2 Kings 5
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- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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