2 Kings
2 Kings 5:6
6And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the letter | הַסֵּ֔פֶר | has·sê·p̄er | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| that he took | וַיָּבֵ֣א | way·yā·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| stated | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| With | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| letter | הַסֵּ֤פֶר | has·sê·p̄er | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| I am sending | שָׁלַ֤חְתִּי | šā·laḥ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| my servant | עַבְדִּ֔י | ‘aḇ·dî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Naaman | נַעֲמָ֣ן | na·‘ă·mān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5283 Naaman |
| so that you may cure him | וַאֲסַפְתּ֖וֹ | wa·’ă·sap̄·tōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
| of his leprosy | מִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃ | miṣ·ṣā·ra‘·tōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6883 leprosy |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.