Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 5:1-7

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.

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