Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 5:1-14

1Now Naamanוְ֠נַעֲמָןVe.na.'a.monH5283,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758,was a greatגָּד֨וֹלga.DolH1419manאִישׁ֩'ishH376withH6440his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113,and honourableוּנְשֻׂ֣אu.ne.Su'H5375,because by him Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068had givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668unto Syriaלַאֲרָ֑םla.'a.RamH758:he was also a mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376in valourחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428, but he wasa leperמְצֹרָֽע׃me.tzo.Ra'H6879.

2And the Syriansוַאֲרָם֙va.'a.RamH758had gone outיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318by companiesגְדוּדִ֔יםge.du.DimH1416,and had brought away captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּvai.yish.BuH7617out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478a littleקְטַנָּ֑הke.ta.NahH6996maidנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291;and she waited onלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Naaman’sנַעֲמָֽן׃na.'a.ManH5283wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

3And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto her mistressגְּבִרְתָּ֔הּge.vir.TahH1404,Wouldאַחֲלֵ֣י'a.cha.LeiH305God my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113werewithלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030that isin Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111!forאָ֛ז'azH227he would recoverיֶאֱסֹ֥ףye.'e.SofH622him of his leprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.

4And onewent inוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935,and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046his lordלַאדֹנָ֖יוla.do.NavH113,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thus and thus saidדִּבְּרָ֣הdi.be.RahH1696the maidהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291that isof the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go toH3212,goבֹּ֔אBo'H935,and I will sendוְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥הve.'esh.le.ChahH7971a letterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612unto the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And he departedH3212,and tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947with himבְּיָד֜וֹbe.ya.DoH3027tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235talentsכִּכְּרֵי־ki.ke.rei-H3603of silverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701,and sixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505piecesof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and tenוְעֶ֖שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235changesחֲלִיפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of raimentבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.

6And he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935the letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Now when this letterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612is comeכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935unto thee, behold, I have therewithsentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971Naamanנַעֲמָ֣ןna.'a.ManH5283my servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650to thee, that thou mayest recoverוַאֲסַפְתּ֖וֹva.'a.saf.ToH622him of his leprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.

7And it came to pass, when the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478had readכִּקְרֹא֩kik.Ro'H7121the letterהַסֵּ֜פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,that he rentוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, AmI Godהַאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to killלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191and to make aliveוּֽלְהַחֲי֔וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421,that this manזֶה֙zehH2088doth sendשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971unto me to recoverלֶאֱסֹ֥ףle.'e.SofH622a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of his leprosyמִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹmi.tza.ra'.ToH6883?whereforeאַךְ־'akh-H389considerדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045,I pray you, and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200how he seeketh a quarrelמִתְאַנֶּ֥הmit.'a.NehH579against me.

8And it was so,when Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085that the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had rentקָרַ֤עka.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,that he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971to the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Wherefore hast thou rentקָרַ֖עְתָּka.Ra'.taH7167thy clothesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899?let him comeיָבֹֽא־ya.vo'-H935now to me, and he shall knowוְיֵדַ֕עve.ye.Da'H3045that there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9So Naamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935with his horsesבְּסוּסָ֣יוbe.su.sovH5483and with his chariotוּבְרִכְבּ֑וֹu.ve.rikh.BoH7393,and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at the doorפֶּֽתַח־pe.tach-H6607of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004of Elishaלֶאֱלִישָֽׁע׃le.'e.li.Sha'H477.

10And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971a messengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Goהָל֗וֹךְha.LokhH1980and washוְרָחַצְתָּ֤ve.ra.chatz.TaH7364in Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471,and thy fleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֛be.sa.re.KhaH1320shall come againוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725to thee, and thou shalt be cleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891.

11But Naamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283was wrothוַיִּקְצֹ֥ףvai.yik.TzofH7107,and went awayH3212,and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Behold, I thoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,He will surelyיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318come outיָצ֗וֹאya.Tzo'H3318to me, and standוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975,and callוְקָרָא֙ve.ka.Ra'H7121on the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,and strikeוְהֵנִ֥יףve.he.NifH5130his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027over the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and recoverוְאָסַ֥ףve.'a.SafH622the leperהַמְּצֹרָֽע׃ha.me.tzo.Ra'H6879.

12Arenot Abanaאֲמָנָ֨ה'a.va.nahH549 H71and Pharparוּפַרְפַּ֜רu.far.ParH6554,riversנַהֲר֣וֹתna.ha.RotH5104of Damascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,betterטוֹב֩tOvH2896than all the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?may I not washאֶרְחַ֥ץ'er.ChatzH7364in them, and be cleanוְטָהָ֑רְתִּיve.ta.Ha.re.tiH2891?So he turnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and went awayH3212in a rageבְּחֵמָֽה׃be.che.MahH2534.

13And his servantsעֲבָדָיו֮'a.va.DavH5650came nearוַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066,and spakeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696unto him, and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1, ifthe prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030had bidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696thee do somegreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697,wouldest thou not have doneתַעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213it?how much rather thenוְאַ֛ףve.'AfH637,when he saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to thee, Washרְחַ֥ץre.ChatzH7364,and be cleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891?

14Then went he downוַיֵּ֗רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,and dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֤לvai.yit.BolH2881himself sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471in Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּן֙bai.yar.DenH3383,according to the sayingכִּדְבַ֖רkid.VarH1697of the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:and his fleshבְּשָׂר֗וֹbe.sa.RoH1320came againוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725like unto the fleshכִּבְשַׂ֛רkiv.SarH1320of a littleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996childנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288,and he was cleanוַיִּטְהָֽר׃vai.yit.HarH2891.

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