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2 Kings 5:8-14

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.”

9So Naamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935with his horsesבְּסוּסָ֣יוbe.su.sovH5483and his chariotsוּבְרִכְבּ֑וֹu.ve.rikh.BoH7393,and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at the doorwayפֶּֽתַח־pe.tach-H6607of Elisha’sלֶאֱלִישָֽׁע׃le.'e.li.Sha'H477houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

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?HowH637muchH637 H3588moreH637 H3588then,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.

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