Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 5:1-14

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.

3Andsheאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834saidH559untoherאֶל־'el-H413mistressגְּבִרְתָּ֔הּge.vir.TahH1404, WouldGodH559mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113were with theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030that is inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111! then would he recover him of hisleprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.

4And onewentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935in, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046hislordלַאדֹנָ֖יוla.do.NavH113,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thus and thussaidH559the maid that is of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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.

9SoH935Naamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283cameH935with hishorsesבְּסוּסָ֣יוbe.su.sovH5483and with hischariotsוּבְרִכְבּ֑וֹu.ve.rikh.BoH7393, andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at thedoorפֶּֽתַח־pe.tach-H6607of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004ofElishaלֶאֱלִישָֽׁע׃le.'e.li.Sha'H477.

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.

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