Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 5
1NowH1961Naamanוְ֠נַעֲמָןVe.na.'a.monH5283,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758, was agreatגָּד֨וֹלga.DolH1419manאִישׁ֩'ishH376with hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113, and honourable,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588by him theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hadgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668untoSyriaלַאֲרָ֑םla.'a.RamH758: he was also amightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376of valour, but he was aleperמְצֹרָֽע׃me.tzo.Ra'H6879.
2And the Syrians hadgoneH3318outH3318inbandsגְדוּדִ֔יםge.du.DimH1416, and hadbroughtH3318awayH7617captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּvai.yish.BuH7617outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478alittleקְטַנָּ֑הke.ta.NahH6996maid; andsheלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440waitedוַתְּהִ֕יva.te.HiH1961onNaaman’sנַעֲמָֽן׃na.'a.ManH5283wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.
5And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Goבֹּ֔אBo'H935to,goH935, and I willsendוְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥הve.'esh.le.ChahH7971aletterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612unto thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. And hedepartedH935, andtookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947with himtenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235talentsכִּכְּרֵי־ki.ke.rei-H3603ofsilverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andsixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505pieces ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, andtenוְעֶ֖שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235changesחֲלִיפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of raiment.
6And hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935theletterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612to thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258when thisletterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612iscomeכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935unto thee,beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havesentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971Naamanנַעֲמָ֣ןna.'a.ManH5283myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650to thee, that thou mayest recover him of hisleprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.
7And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadreadכִּקְרֹא֩kik.Ro'H7121theletterהַסֵּ֜פֶרha.Se.ferH5612, that he rent hisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Am IGodהַאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, tokillלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191and tomakeדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045aliveH2421, that thismanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376dothsendשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971untomeH413torecoverH2421amanH376of hisleprosyמִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹmi.tza.ra'.ToH6883? butconsiderH7200, Iprayנָא֙na'H4994youH3588, andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200howH3588he seeketh aquarrelמִתְאַנֶּ֥הmit.'a.NehH579againstH413meH413.
8And it wassoH7971, whenElishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had rent hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, that hesentH7971to thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Wherefore hast thou rent thyclothesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899?letH7971himcomeיָבֹֽא־ya.vo'-H935nowנָ֣אna'H4994tomeH413, and he shallknowוְיֵדַ֕עve.ye.Da'H3045that there is aprophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
10AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971amessengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397unto himsayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Goהָל֗וֹךְha.LokhH1980andwashוְרָחַצְתָּ֤ve.ra.chatz.TaH7364inJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471, and thyfleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֛be.sa.re.KhaH1320shallcomeH1980againוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725to thee, and thou shalt becleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891.
11ButNaamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283was wroth, andwentH3318awayוְאָסַ֥ףve.'a.SafH622, andsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, Ithoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, He willsurelyH3318comeH3318outH3318tomeH413, andstandוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975, andcallוְקָרָא֙ve.ka.Ra'H7121on thenameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, andwaveוְהֵנִ֥יףve.he.NifH5130hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027over theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, and recover theleperהַמְּצֹרָֽע׃ha.me.tzo.Ra'H6879.
12ArenotH3808AbanahH71andPharparוּפַרְפַּ֜רu.far.ParH6554, theriversנַהֲר֣וֹתna.ha.RotH5104ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,betterטוֹב֩tOvH2896thanH3808allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605thewatersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? may InotH3808washאֶרְחַ֥ץ'er.ChatzH7364in them, and becleanוְטָהָ֑רְתִּיve.ta.Ha.re.tiH2891?SoH3808heturnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and wentawayH6437in arageבְּחֵמָֽה׃be.che.MahH2534.
13And hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֮'a.va.DavH5650cameH5066nearH5066, and spake unto him, andsaidH559, Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,ifH3588theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030had bid theedoH6213someH1697greatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697, wouldest thounotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808havedoneH6213it?howH637muchH637ratherH3588then, when he saith to thee,Washרְחַ֥ץre.ChatzH7364, and becleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891?
14ThenwentH3381hedownוַיֵּ֗רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381, anddippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֤לvai.yit.BolH2881himselfH376sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471inJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּן֙bai.yar.DenH3383,accordingH376to thesayingכִּדְבַ֖רkid.VarH1697of themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: and hisfleshבְּשָׂר֗וֹbe.sa.RoH1320cameH3381againוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725like unto thefleshכִּבְשַׂ֛רkiv.SarH1320of alittleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996childנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288, and he wascleanוַיִּטְהָֽר׃vai.yit.HarH2891.
15And hereturnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725to themanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, he andallוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605hiscompanyמַחֲנֵ֗הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264, andcameוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935, andstoodH5975beforeלְפָנָיו֒le.fa.NavH6440him: and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258, Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that there isnoאֵ֤ין'einH369Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, but inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:nowH6258therefore, IprayH4994thee,takeקַח־kach-H3947apresentH5975of thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.
16But hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068liveth,beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Istandעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975, I willreceiveאֶקָּ֑ח'e.KachH3947noneאִם־'im-H518. And heurgedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484him totakeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947it; but herefusedוַיְמָאֵֽן׃vay.ma.'EnH3985.
17AndNaamanנַעֲמָן֒na.'a.ManH5283saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518notH3808, yet IprayH4994theeletH4994there begivenH5414to thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֔le.'av.de.KhaH5650twoצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776mules’פְּרָדִ֖יםpe.ra.DimH6505burdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853ofearthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127; for thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650will henceforthofferH5414neitherH3808burntעֹלָ֤ה'o.LahH5930offeringnorH3808sacrificeוָזֶ֙בַח֙va.Ze.vachH2077untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, but unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
18In thisthingלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068pardonיִסְלַ֥חyis.LachH5545thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650; when mymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113goethintoבְּב֣וֹאbe.Vo'H935thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofRimmonרִמּוֹן֩ri.mOnH7417toworshipלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֨תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812there, and he leaneth on myhandיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027, and Ibowוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֙יתִי֙ve.hish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812myself in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofRimmonרִמֹּ֔ןri.MonH7417, when Ibowבְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָ֙תִי֙be.hish.ta.cha.va.Ya.tiH7812myself in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofRimmonרִמֹּ֔ןri.MonH7417, theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068pardonיִסְלַח־yis.lach-H5545thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֖le.'av.de.KhaH5650in thisthingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.
20ButGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiH1522, theservantנַעַר֮na.'ArH5288ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, mymasterאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113hathsparedחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820thisNaamanנַעֲמָ֤ןna.'a.ManH5283theSyrianהָֽאֲרַמִּי֙ha.'a.ra.MiH761, innotהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088receivingמִקַּ֥חַתmi.Ka.chatH3947at hishandsמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hebroughtהֵבִ֑יאhe.Vi'H935: as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068liveth, I willrunרַ֣צְתִּיRatz.tiH7323afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, andtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947somewhat of him.
21SoH7200Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֖יgei.cha.ZiH1522followedH310afterH310Naamanנַֽעֲמָ֑ןna.'a.ManH5283. And whenNaamanנַֽעֲמָן֙na.'a.ManH5283sawH7200onerunningרָ֣ץratzH7323afterH310him, he lighteddownוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307from thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.VahH4818tomeetH7125him, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IsallH310wellהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?
22And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,AllH2009iswellשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965. Mymasterאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113hathsentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meH413,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,BeholdH2009, evennowעַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH6258there becomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935tomeH413from thehillמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147youngנְעָרִ֛יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414them, Iprayנָּ֤אna'H4994thee, atalentכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֖יu.she.TeiH8147changesחֲלִפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of raiment.
23AndNaamanנַעֲמָ֔ןna.'a.ManH5283saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Be content,takeקַ֣חkachH3947twoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147talentsכִּכָּרָ֑יִםki.ka.Ra.yimH3603. And heurgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, and boundtwoוּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.TeiH8147talentsכִּכְּרַ֨יִםki.ke.Ra.yimH3603ofsilverכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701intwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147bagsחֲרִטִ֗יםcha.ri.TimH2754, withtwoH8147changesחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of raiment, andlaidוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414themuponאֶל־'el-H413twoH8147of hisservantsנְעָרָ֔יוne.'a.RavH5288; and they bare thembeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.
25But hewentH1980in, andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeH413hismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113. AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Whence comest thou,Gehaziגֵּחֲזִ֑יge.cha.ZiH1522? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650wentH1980noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808whither.
26And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Wentהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980notלֹא־lo'-H3808mineheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820with thee, when themanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376turnedהָֽפַךְ־ha.fakh-H2015again from hischariotמֶרְכַּבְתּ֖וֹmer.kav.ToH4818tomeetH7125thee? Is it a time toreceiveלָקַ֤חַתla.Ka.chatH3947moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701, and toreceiveוְלָקַ֣חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947garmentsבְּגָדִ֔יםbe.ga.DimH899, and oliveyards andvineyardsוּכְרָמִים֙u.khe.ra.MimH3754, andsheepוְצֹ֣אןve.TzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241, and menservants andmaidservantsוּשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃u.she.fa.ChotH8198?
27Theleprosyוְצָרַ֤עַתve.tza.Ra.'atH6883therefore ofNaamanנַֽעֲמָן֙na.'a.ManH5283shall cleave unto thee, and unto thyseedוּֽבְזַרְעֲךָU.ve.zar.'a.khaH2233foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769. And hewentH3318outH3318from hispresenceמִלְּפָנָ֖יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440aleperמְצֹרָ֥עme.tzo.Ra'H6879as white assnowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ סka.Sha.legH7950.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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