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2 Kings 5:9-14

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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