Revised Webster's Bible
2 Kings 5
1NowNaamanוְ֠נַעֲמָןVe.na.'a.monH5283,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thearmyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758, was agreatגָּד֨וֹלga.DolH1419manאִישׁ֩'ishH376withH6440hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113, andhonourableוּנְשֻׂ֣אu.ne.Su'H5375, because by him theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hadgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668toSyriaלַאֲרָ֑םla.'a.RamH758: he was also amightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376invalourחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428, but he was aleperמְצֹרָֽע׃me.tzo.Ra'H6879.
2And theSyriansוַאֲרָם֙va.'a.RamH758had goneoutיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318bycompaniesגְדוּדִ֔יםge.du.DimH1416, and had brought awaycaptiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּvai.yish.BuH7617out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478alittleקְטַנָּ֑הke.ta.NahH6996maidנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291; and she waitedonלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Naaman’sנַעֲמָֽן׃na.'a.ManH5283wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.
3And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to hermistressגְּבִרְתָּ֔הּge.vir.TahH1404, Iwouldאַחֲלֵ֣י'a.cha.LeiH305that mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113werewithלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030that is inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111!forאָ֛ז'azH227he wouldcureיֶאֱסֹ֥ףye.'e.SofH622him of hisleprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.
5And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212,nowבֹּ֔אBo'H935, and I willsendוְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥הve.'esh.le.ChahH7971aletterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. And hedepartedH3212, andtookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947withhimבְּיָד֜וֹbe.ya.DoH3027tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235talentsכִּכְּרֵי־ki.ke.rei-H3603ofsilverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andsixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505pieces ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, andtenוְעֶ֖שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235changesחֲלִיפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487ofraimentבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.
6And hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935theletterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612to thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Now when thisletterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612hathcomeכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935to thee, behold, with it I havesentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971Naamanנַעֲמָ֣ןna.'a.ManH5283myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650to thee, that thou mayestcureוַאֲסַפְתּ֖וֹva.'a.saf.ToH622him of hisleprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.
7And it came to pass, when thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadreadכִּקְרֹא֩kik.Ro'H7121theletterהַסֵּ֜פֶרha.Se.ferH5612, that hetoreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Am IGodהַאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, tokillלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191and to makealiveוּֽלְהַחֲי֔וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421, that thismanזֶה֙zehH2088dothsendשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971to me tocureלֶאֱסֹ֥ףle.'e.SofH622amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of hisleprosyמִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹmi.tza.ra'.ToH6883?thereforeאַךְ־'akh-H389considerדְּעֽוּ־de.'u-H3045, I pray you, andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200how he seeketh aquarrelמִתְאַנֶּ֥הmit.'a.NehH579against me.
8And it was so, whenElishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadheardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadtornקָרַ֤עka.Ra'H7167hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, that hesentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971to thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Why hast thoutornקָרַ֖עְתָּka.Ra'.taH7167thyclothesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899? let himcomeיָבֹֽא־ya.vo'-H935now to me, and he shallknowוְיֵדַ֕עve.ye.Da'H3045that thereisיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426aprophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
10AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971amessengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Goהָל֗וֹךְha.LokhH1980andwashוְרָחַצְתָּ֤ve.ra.chatz.TaH7364inJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbai.yar.DenH3383sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471, and thyfleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֛be.sa.re.KhaH1320shall comeagainוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725to thee, and thou shalt becleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891.
11ButNaamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283wasfuriousוַיִּקְצֹ֥ףvai.yik.TzofH7107, and wentawayH3212, andsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, Behold, Ithoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, He willsurelyיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318comeoutיָצ֗וֹאya.Tzo'H3318to me, andstandוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975, andcallוְקָרָא֙ve.ka.Ra'H7121on thenameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, andstrikeוְהֵנִ֥יףve.he.NifH5130hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027over theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andcureוְאָסַ֥ףve.'a.SafH622theleprosyהַמְּצֹרָֽע׃ha.me.tzo.Ra'H6879.
12Are notAbanaאֲמָנָ֨ה'a.va.nahH71H549andPharparוּפַרְפַּ֜רu.far.ParH6554,riversנַהֲר֣וֹתna.ha.RotH5104ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,betterטוֹב֩tOvH2896than all thewatersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? may I notwashאֶרְחַ֥ץ'er.ChatzH7364in them, and becleanוְטָהָ֑רְתִּיve.ta.Ha.re.tiH2891? So heturnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and wentawayH3212in arageבְּחֵמָֽה׃be.che.MahH2534.
13And hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֮'a.va.DavH5650camenearוַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066, andspokeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1, if theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030hadbidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696thee do somegreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697, wouldest thou not havedoneתַעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213it ? how much ratherthenוְאַ֛ףve.'AfH637, when hesaithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to thee,Washרְחַ֥ץre.ChatzH7364, and becleanוּטְהָֽר׃u.te.HarH2891?
14Then he wentdownוַיֵּ֗רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381, anddippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֤לvai.yit.BolH2881himselfsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471inJordanבַּיַּרְדֵּן֙bai.yar.DenH3383, according to thesayingכִּדְבַ֖רkid.VarH1697of themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: and hisfleshבְּשָׂר֗וֹbe.sa.RoH1320cameagainוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725like thefleshכִּבְשַׂ֛רkiv.SarH1320of alittleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996childנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288, and he wascleanוַיִּטְהָֽר׃vai.yit.HarH2891.
15And hereturnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725to themanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, he and all hiscompanyמַחֲנֵ֗הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264, andcameוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935, andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָיו֒le.fa.NavH6440him: and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, now Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that there is noGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in all theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, but inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: now therefore, I pray thee,takeקַח־kach-H3947ablessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293from thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.
16But hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440whom Istandעָמַ֥דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975, I willreceiveאֶקָּ֑ח'e.KachH3947none. And heurgedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484him totakeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947it ; but herefusedוַיְמָאֵֽן׃vay.ma.'EnH3985.
17AndNaamanנַעֲמָן֒na.'a.ManH5283saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, Shall there not then, I pray thee, begivenיֻתַּן־yu.tan-H5414to thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֔le.'av.de.KhaH5650twoצֶֽמֶד־tze.med-H6776mulesפְּרָדִ֖יםpe.ra.DimH6505’burdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853ofearthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127? for thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650will henceforthofferיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213neither burntofferingעֹלָ֤ה'o.LahH5930norsacrificeוָזֶ֙בַח֙va.Ze.vachH2077tootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, but to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
18In thisthingלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068pardonיִסְלַ֥חyis.LachH5545thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650, that when mymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113goethבְּב֣וֹאbe.Vo'H935into thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofRimmonרִמּוֹן֩ri.mOnH7417toworshipלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֨תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812there, and heleanethנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172on myhandיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027, and Ibowוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֙יתִי֙ve.hish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812myself in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofRimmonרִמֹּ֔ןri.MonH7417: when I bowdownבְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָ֙תִי֙be.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, Behold, mymasterאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113hathsparedחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820Naamanנַעֲמָ֤ןna.'a.ManH5283thisSyrianהָֽאֲרַמִּי֙ha.'a.ra.MiH761, in notreceivingמִקַּ֥חַתmi.Ka.chatH3947at hishandsמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027that which hebroughtהֵבִ֑יאhe.Vi'H935: but, as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, I willrunרַ֣צְתִּיRatz.tiH7323afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, andtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947somewhatמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972from him.
21SoGehaziגֵּיחֲזִ֖יgei.cha.ZiH1522followedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Naamanנַֽעֲמָ֑ןna.'a.ManH5283. And whenNaamanנַֽעֲמָן֙na.'a.ManH5283sawוַיִּרְאֶ֤הvai.yir.'EhH7200himrunningרָ֣ץratzH7323afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, he camedownוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307from thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.VahH4818tomeetH7125him, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is allwellהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?
22And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, All iswellשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965. Mymasterאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113hathsentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Behold, even now there havecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to me frommountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147youngmenנְעָרִ֛יםne.'a.RimH5288of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030:giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414them, I pray thee, atalentכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֖יu.she.TeiH8147changesחֲלִפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487ofgarmentsבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.
23AndNaamanנַעֲמָ֔ןna.'a.ManH5283saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Becontentהוֹאֵ֖לho.'ElH2974,takeקַ֣חkachH3947twotalentsכִּכָּרָ֑יִםki.ka.Ra.yimH3603. And heurgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, andboundוַיָּצַר֩vai.ya.TzarH6696twoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147talentsכִּכְּרַ֨יִםki.ke.Ra.yimH3603ofsilverכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701intwoוּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.TeiH8147bagsחֲרִטִ֗יםcha.ri.TimH2754, withtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147changesחֲלִפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487ofgarmentsבְּגָדִ֔יםbe.ga.DimH899, andlaidוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414them upontwoH8147of hisservantsנְעָרָ֔יוne.'a.RavH5288; and theyboreוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375thembeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.
24And when hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to thetowerהָעֹ֔פֶלha.'O.felH6076, hetookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947them from theirhandמִיָּדָ֖םmi.ya.DamH3027, andbestowedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485them in thehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004: and he let themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582goוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971, and theydepartedH3212.
25But he wentinבָא֙va'H935, andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975before hismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113. AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Fromwhereמֵאַ֖יִןme.'anH370comest thou,Gehaziגֵּחֲזִ֑יge.cha.ZiH1522? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980nowhereH575.
26And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Wentהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980not myheartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820with thee, when themanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376turnedהָֽפַךְ־ha.fakh-H2015again from hischariotמֶרְכַּבְתּ֖וֹmer.kav.ToH4818tomeetH7125thee? Is it atimeהַעֵ֞תha.'EtH6256toreceiveלָקַ֤חַתla.Ka.chatH3947moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701, and toreceiveוְלָקַ֣חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947garmentsבְּגָדִ֔יםbe.ga.DimH899, andoliveyardsוְזֵיתִ֤יםve.zei.TimH2132, andvineyardsוּכְרָמִים֙u.khe.ra.MimH3754, andsheepוְצֹ֣אןve.TzonH6629, andoxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241, andmaleוַעֲבָדִ֖יםva.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsוּשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃u.she.fa.ChotH8198?
27Theleprosyוְצָרַ֤עַתve.tza.Ra.'atH6883therefore ofNaamanנַֽעֲמָן֙na.'a.ManH5283shallcleaveתִּֽדְבַּק־tid.bak-H1692to thee, and to thyseedוּֽבְזַרְעֲךָU.ve.zar.'a.khaH2233foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769. And he wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from 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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