2 Kings
2 Kings 5:20
20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehazi | גֵּיחֲזִ֗י | gê·ḥă·zî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1522 Gechazi |
| the servant | נַעַר֮ | na·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| of Elisha | אֱלִישָׁ֣ע | ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H477 Elisha |
| the man | אִישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִים֒ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Look | הִנֵּ֣ה׀ | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| my master | אֲדֹנִ֗י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| has spared | חָשַׂ֣ךְ | ḥā·śaḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2820 withhold, refrain |
| this | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| Aramean | הָֽאֲרַמִּי֙ | hā·’ă·ram·mî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H761 Aramean |
| Naaman | נַעֲמָ֤ן | na·‘ă·mān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5283 Naaman |
| by not accepting | מִקַּ֥חַת | miq·qa·ḥaṯ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3947 take |
| what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he brought | הֵבִ֑יא | hê·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| As surely as the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| lives | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| I will run | רַ֣צְתִּי | raṣ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7323 run |
| after him | אַחֲרָ֔יו | ’a·ḥă·rāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| and get | וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י | wə·lā·qaḥ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| something | מְאֽוּמָה׃ | mə·’ū·māh | Noun - masculine singular | H3972 anything |
| from him | מֵאִתּ֖וֹ | mê·’it·tōw | Preposition-m; Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 4:12 · 2 Kings 4:36 · Titus 1:7 · 2 Kings 6:31 · 2 Kings 4:31 · 2 Peter 2:14–15 · Acts 8:18–19 · 1 Timothy 6:9–11 · Exodus 20:7 · 2 Timothy 4:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.