2 Kings

2 Kings 5:13

13Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Naaman’s servantsעֲבָדָיו֮‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
howeverעֲבָדָיו֮‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
approached himוַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּway·yig·gə·šūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5066 draw near, approach
and saidוַיְדַבְּר֣וּway·ḏab·bə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1696 speak
My fatherאָבִי֙’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
if the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאhan·nā·ḇîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
had toldדִּבֶּ֥רdib·berVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
youאֵלֶ֖יךָ’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
to do some greatגָּד֗וֹלgā·ḏō·wlAdjective - masculine singularH1419 great
thingדָּבָ֣רdā·ḇārNoun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
would you notהֲל֣וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
have doneתַעֲשֶׂ֑הṯa·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
How much moreוְאַ֛ףwə·’ap̄ConjunctionH637 also, yea
thenוְאַ֛ףwə·’ap̄ConjunctionH637 also, yea
whenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he tellsאָמַ֥ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
youאֵלֶ֖יךָ’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
Washרְחַ֥ץrə·ḥaṣVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
and be cleansedוּטְהָֽר׃ū·ṭə·hārConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH2891 be clean, pure

Cross-references

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2 Kings 6:21 · Job 32:8–9 · 2 Kings 2:12 · Revelation 7:14 · 2 Kings 13:14 · Jeremiah 38:7–10 · 1 Peter 3:21 · Titus 3:5 · Ephesians 5:26–27 · Hebrews 10:22 · Acts 22:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.