2 Kings

2 Kings 5:8–14

8Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

9So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.

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.”

11But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. 12Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.

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’?”

14So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.

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2 Kings 5:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Nowוַיְהִ֞יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע’ĕ·lî·šā‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH477 Elisha
the manאִישׁ־’îš-Noun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kiš·mō·a‘Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8085 hear
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
had tornקָרַ֤עqā·ra‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7167 tear
his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbə·ḡā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH899 treachery
he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙way·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
a message toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Whyלָ֥מָּהlām·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have you tornקָרַ֖עְתָּqā·ra‘·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7167 tear
your clothesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbə·ḡā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH899 treachery
Pleaseנָ֣אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
letיָבֹֽא־yā·ḇō-Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to meאֵלַ֔י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
and he will knowוְיֵדַ֕עwə·yê·ḏa‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3045 know
thatכִּ֛יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
there isיֵ֥שׁyêšAdverbH3426 being, substance, existence
a prophetנָבִ֖יאnā·ḇîNoun - masculine singularH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃bə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

2 Kings 5:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Naamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna·‘ă·mānNoun - proper - masculine singularH5283 Naaman
cameוַיָּבֹ֥אway·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
with his horsesבְּסוּסוֹbə·sū·sōPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5483 swallow or swift
and chariotsוּבְרִכְבּ֑וֹū·ḇə·riḵ·bōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דway·ya·‘ă·mōḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
at the doorפֶּֽתַח־pe·ṯaḥ-Noun - masculine singular constructH6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of Elisha’sלֶאֱלִישָֽׁע׃le·’ĕ·lî·šā‘Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH477 Elisha
houseהַבַּ֖יִתhab·ba·yiṯArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house

2 Kings 5:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע’ĕ·lî·šā‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH477 Elisha
sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
himאֵלָ֛יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
a messengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal·’āḵNoun - masculine singularH4397 messenger
who saidלֵאמֹ֑רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Goהָל֗וֹךְhā·lō·wḵVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH1980 go, come, walk
and wash yourselfוְרָחַצְתָּ֤wə·rā·ḥaṣ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
sevenשֶֽׁבַע־še·ḇa‘-Number - feminine singularH7651 seven
timesפְּעָמִים֙pə·‘ā·mîmNoun - feminine pluralH6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
in the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ןbay·yar·dênPreposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3383 Jordan
and your fleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֛bə·śā·rə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1320 flesh
will be restoredוְיָשֹׁ֧בwə·yā·šōḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
and you will be cleanוּטְהָֽר׃ū·ṭə·hārConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH2891 be clean, pure

2 Kings 5:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Naamanנַעֲמָ֖ןna·‘ă·mānNoun - proper - masculine singularH5283 Naaman
went awayוַיֵּלַ֑ךְway·yê·laḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
angryוַיִּקְצֹ֥ףway·yiq·ṣōp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7107 be wroth
sayingוַיֹּאמֶר֩way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I thought thatאָמַ֜רְתִּי’ā·mar·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
he would surely come outיֵצֵ֣אyê·ṣêVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
standוְעָמַד֙wə·‘ā·maḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
and callוְקָרָא֙wə·qā·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
on the nameבְּשֵׁם־bə·šêm-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו’ĕ·lō·hāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH430 God
and waveוְהֵנִ֥יףwə·hê·nîp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5130 move to and fro, wave, besprinkle
his handיָד֛וֹyā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
overאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the spotהַמָּק֖וֹםham·mā·qō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
to cureוְאָסַ֥ףwə·’ā·sap̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH622 gather, remove
my leprosyהַמְּצֹרָֽע׃ham·mə·ṣō·rā‘Article; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singularH6879 be struck with leprosy, leprous

2 Kings 5:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
notהֲלֹ֡אhă·lōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
the Abanahאֲבָנָהʾă·ḇå̄·nå̄hNoun - proper - feminine singularH71 Abanah
and Pharparוּפַרְפַּ֜רū·p̄ar·parConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6554 Parpar
the riversנַהֲר֣וֹתna·hă·rō·wṯNoun - masculine plural constructH5104 stream, river
of Damascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקdam·me·śeqNoun - proper - feminine singularH1834 Damascus
betterטוֹב֩ṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
than allמִכֹּל֙mik·kōlPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the watersמֵימֵ֣יmê·mêNoun - masculine plural constructH4325 water, juice, urine
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
Could I notהֲלֹֽא־hă·lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
have washedאֶרְחַ֥ץ’er·ḥaṣVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
in themבָּהֶ֖םbā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
and been cleansedוְטָהָ֑רְתִּיwə·ṭā·hā·rə·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH2891 be clean, pure
So he turnedוַיִּ֖פֶןway·yi·p̄enConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6437 turn
and went awayוַיֵּ֥לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
in a rageבְּחֵמָֽה׃bə·ḥê·māhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH2534 heat, rage

2 Kings 5:13

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

2 Kings 5:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Naaman went downוַיֵּ֗רֶדway·yê·reḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3381 come or go down, descend
and dipped himselfוַיִּטְבֹּ֤לway·yiṭ·bōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2881 dip
in the Jordanבַּיַּרְדֵּן֙bay·yar·dênPreposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3383 Jordan
sevenשֶׁ֣בַעše·ḇa‘Number - feminine singularH7651 seven
timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpə·‘ā·mîmNoun - feminine pluralH6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
according to the wordכִּדְבַ֖רkiḏ·ḇarPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
and his fleshבְּשָׂר֗וֹbə·śā·rōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1320 flesh
was restoredוַיָּ֣שָׁבway·yā·šāḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
and became likeכִּבְשַׂ֛רkiḇ·śarPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH1320 flesh
of a littleקָטֹ֖ןqā·ṭōnAdjective - masculine singularH6996 small, young, unimportant
childנַ֥עַרna·‘arNoun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
and he was cleanוַיִּטְהָֽר׃way·yiṭ·hārConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2891 be clean, pure

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2 Kings 5:10 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

2 Kings 5:12 Mark 1:9

2 Kings 5:13 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

2 Kings 5:14 Job 33:25 · Luke 4:27 · Luke 5:13 · Zechariah 14:8 · John 2:5 · Ezekiel 47:1–9 · 2 Kings 5:10 · Job 31:13 · Hebrews 11:7–8 · Zechariah 13:1 · Proverbs 25:11–12

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