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2 Kings 5:1-19

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.

4And one wentinוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046hislordלַאדֹנָ֖יוla.do.NavH113,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thus and thussaidדִּבְּרָ֣הdi.be.RahH1696themaidהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291that is of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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.

9SoNaamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna.'a.ManH5283cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935with hishorsesבְּסוּסָ֣יוbe.su.sovH5483and with hischariotוּבְרִכְבּ֑וֹu.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.'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.nahH71 H549andPharparוּפַרְפַּ֜רu.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.

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,GoH3212inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965. So hedepartedH3212from him alittleכִּבְרַת־kiv.rat-H3530wayאָֽרֶץ׃ ס'A.retzH776.

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