2Ki 5 | ABEn | STEP | And Naaman. the ruler of the force of the king of Syria was [ 2 man 1 a great] before his master, and being an admired person, for through him the lord gave deliverance to Syria. And the man was mighty in strength, but leprous.

2 Kings 5

CHAPTER 5 Naaman's Leprosy

1 And Naaman. the ruler of the force of the king of Syria was [²man ¹a great] before his master, and being an admired person, for through him the lord gave deliverance to Syria. And the man was mighty in strength, but leprous. 2 And the Syrians went forth in armed bands and they captured from out of the land of Israel [²young woman ¹a small]; and she was in the presence of the wife of Naaman. 3 And she said to her lady, Ought that my master was in the presence of the prophet in Samaria, then he shall cure him from his leprosy. 4 And she entered and reported it to her master, and she said, Thus and thus says the young woman from out of the land of Israel. 5 And [⁴said ¹the ²king ³of Syria], Come, enter! and I will send out a scroll to the king of Israel. And he went and took in his hand ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of apparels. 6 And he brought the scroll to the king of Israel, saying, And now when ever [³should come ²scroll ¹this] to you, behold, I sent to you Naaman my servant, and you shall cure him from his leprosy. 7 And it came to pass as [⁴read ¹the ²king ³of Israel] the scroll, that he tore his garments, and said, Am I God, the one putting to death and restoring to life, that this one sends to me to cure a man from his leprosy? For besides, you know and see that this one makes an excuse towards me. 8 And it came to pass as [⁴heard ¹Elisha ²the man ³of God] that [³tore ¹the ²king] his garments, that he sent to the king of Israel, saying, Why do you tear your garments? Let [³come ¹indeed ⁴to ⁵me ²Naaman]! and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 9 And Naaman came by horse and chariot, and he stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10 And Elisha sent to him a messenger, saying, In going, bathe in the Jordan seven times, and [²shall return ¹your flesh] to you, and you shall be cleansed. 11 And Naaman was enraged, and went forth, and said, Behold, I said, he will come forth to me, and he shall stand and shall call in the name of the lord his God, and shall place his hand upon the place, and shall cure the leper. 12 Are not [⁶good ¹the Abana ²and ³Phaphar ⁴rivers ⁵of Damascus] over the Jordan, and all the waters of Israel? Shall I not go bathe in them, and be cleansed? And he turned aside, and went forth in rage. 13 And [²approached ¹his servants], and they said to him, If [⁴a great ⁵word ³spoke ¹the ²prophet] to you, would you not have done in so far as he said to you? Bathe and be cleansed!

Naaman Immerses in the Jordan

14 And Naaman went down, and he immersed in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God. And [²returned ¹his flesh] as the flesh [²boy ¹of a small], and he was cleansed. 15 And he returned to the man of God, he and his camp. And he came, and stood before him, and said, Behold, now I know that there is not a God in all the earth, but only in Israel. And now, receive a blessing from your servant! 16 And Elisha said, As the lord lives in whom I stand before him, shall I take it? And he pressed him to take, but he resisted persuasion. 17 And Naaman said, And if not, let there be given indeed to your servant a cargo team of mules of earth, for [²shall not offer ³any longer ¹your servant] a whole burnt-offering and sacrifice [²gods ¹to other]; but only to the lord alone. 18 And concerning this matter, [²shall deal kindly ³with me ¹the lord], to your servant in the entering of my master into the house of Rimmon to do obeisance there, for he shall rest upon my hand. And I shall do obeisance in the house of Rimmon, in his doing obeisance in the house of Rimmon. And [²shall deal kindly ³with me ¹the lord] to your servant over this matter. 19 And Elisha said to Naaman, Go in peace! And he went forth from him into Havratha the land. 20 And [²said ¹Gehazi], the servant of Elisha the man of God, Behold, [²spared ¹my master] Naaman this Syrian, so as to not take from his hand of what he brought. As lives the lord, that I shall run after him, and I shall take something from him. 21 And Gehazi pursued after Naaman. And [²saw ³him ¹Naaman] running after him, and he leaped down from the chariot for meeting him. And he said, Peace. 22 And Gehazi said, Peace. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, now there came to me two young men from out of mount Ephraim, from the sons of the prophets. Give indeed to them a talent of silver and two changes of apparel! 23 And Naaman said, Take two talents of silver! And he forced him, and he took to him two talents of silver in two purses, and two changes of apparel. And he gave unto [²two ³servants ¹his], and they carried them in front of him. 24 And he came to a dark place, and he took from their hands, and he placed them in the house, and sent out the men, and they left.

Gehazi Lies to Elisha

25 And he entered and stood before his master. And [²said ³to ⁴him ¹Elisha]. From what place did you come from Gehazi? And Gehazi said, [²has not ³gone ¹Your servant] here or there. 26 And [²said ³to ⁴him ¹Elisha], Did not my heart go with you when [³turned ¹the ²man] from his chariot for meeting you? And now, you took the silver, and the garments, and you shall take with it gardens, and olive groves, and vineyards, and flocks, and herds, and bondmen and bondwomen. 27 And the leprosy of Naaman shall cleave to you, and among your seed into the eon. And he went forth from his face being leprous as snow.