2 Kings
2 Kings 5:10
10Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Elisha | אֱלִישָׁ֖ע | ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| him | אֵלָ֛יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| a messenger | מַלְאָ֣ךְ | mal·’āḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4397 messenger |
| who said | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Go | הָל֗וֹךְ | hā·lō·wḵ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and wash yourself | וְרָחַצְתָּ֤ | wə·rā·ḥaṣ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe |
| seven | שֶֽׁבַע־ | še·ḇa‘- | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| times | פְּעָמִים֙ | pə·‘ā·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| in the Jordan | בַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | bay·yar·dên | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| and your flesh | בְּשָׂרְךָ֛ | bə·śā·rə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| will be restored | וְיָשֹׁ֧ב | wə·yā·šōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| and you will be clean | וּטְהָֽר׃ | ū·ṭə·hār | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2891 be clean, pure |
Cross-references
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John 9:7 · Leviticus 14:7 · 1 Corinthians 6:11 · Joshua 6:4 · Matthew 15:23–26 · Leviticus 16:14 · 2 Kings 4:41 · Leviticus 14:16 · Numbers 19:19 · Leviticus 14:51 · Leviticus 16:19 · Numbers 19:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.