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 5:1 ¶ Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Jehovah had given victory unto Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, [but he was] a leper.

 5:1 ¶ Now Naaman,º captainº of the hostº of the kingº of Syria,º wasº a greatº manº withº his master,º and honourable,ººº becauseº by him the LORDº had givenºº deliveranceº unto Syria:º he wasº also a mightyº manº in valour,º [but he was] a leper.ºº

 5:2 And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

 5:2 And the Syriansº had gone outºº by companies,º and had brought away captiveºº out of the landºº of Israelº a littleº maid;º and she waitedºº onº Naaman'sº wife.º

 5:3 And she said unto her mistress, Would that my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! then would he recover him of his leprosy.

 5:3 And she saidºº untoº her mistress,º Wouldº Godº my lordº [were] withº the prophetº thatº [is] in Samaria!º forº he would recoverºº him of his leprosy.ºº

 5:4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maiden that is of the land of Israel.

 5:4 And [one] went in,ºº and toldºº his lord,º saying,ºº Thusº and thusº saidºº the maidº thatº [is] of the landºº of Israel.º

 5:5 And the king of Syria said, Go now, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

 5:5 And the kingº of Syriaº said,ºº Go to,ººº go,ºº and I will sendºº a letterº untoº the kingº of Israel.º And he departed,ººº and tookºº withº himº tenº talentsº of silver,º and sixº thousandº [pieces] of gold,º and tenº changesº of raiment.º

 5:6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, And now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

 5:6 And he broughtºº the letterº toº the kingº of Israel,º saying,ºº Nowº when thisº letterº is comeºº untoº thee, behold,º I have [therewith] sentººº Naamanº my servantº toº thee, that thou mayest recoverºº him of his leprosy.ºº

 5:7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

 5:7 And it came to pass,º when the kingº of Israelº had readººº the letter,º that he rentºº his clothes,º and said,ºº [Am] Iº God,º to killºº and to make alive,ºº thatº thisº manº doth sendºº untoº me to recoverºº a manº of his leprosy?ºº whereforeºº consider,ºº I pray you,º and seeºº howº heº seeketh a quarrelºº against me.

 5:8 ¶ And it was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

 5:8 ¶ And it wasº [so], when Elishaº the manº of Godº had heardºº thatº the kingº of Israelº had rentººº his clothes,º that he sentºº toº the king,º saying,ºº Whereforeº hast thou rentºº thy clothes?º let him comeºº nowº toº me, and he shall knowºº thatº there isº a prophetº in Israel.º

 5:9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

 5:9 So Naamanº cameºº with his horsesº and with his chariot,º and stoodºº at the doorº of the houseº of Elisha.º

 5:10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

 5:10 And Elishaº sentºº a messengerº untoº him, saying,ºº Goºº and washºº in Jordanº sevenº times,º and thy fleshº shall come againºº to thee, and thou shalt be clean.ºº

 5:11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Jehovah his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

 5:11 But Naamanº was wroth,ºº and went away,ººº and said,ºº Behold,º I thought,ºº He will surelyºº come outºº toº me, and stand,ºº and callºº on the nameº of the LORDº his God,º and strikeºº his handº overº the place,º and recoverºº the leper.ºº

 5:12 Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

 5:12 [Are] notº Abanaººº and Pharpar,º riversº of Damascus,º betterº than allºº the watersº of Israel?º may I notº washºº in them, and be clean?ºº So he turnedºº and went awayººº in a rage.º

 5:13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

 5:13 And his servantsº came near,ºº and spakeºº untoº him, and said,ºº My father,º [if] the prophetº had bidººº thee [do some] greatº thing,º wouldest thou notº have doneºº [it]? how much ratherº then,º whenº he saithºº toº thee, Wash,ºº and be clean?ºº

 5:14 Then went he down, and dipped [himself] seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

 5:14 Then went he down,ºº and dippedºº himself sevenº timesº in Jordan,º according to the sayingº of the manº of God:º and his fleshº came againºº like unto the fleshº of a littleº child,º and he was clean.ºº

 5:15 ¶ And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a present of thy servant.

 5:15 ¶ And he returnedºº toº the manº of God,º heº and allº his company,º and came,ºº and stoodºº beforeº him: and he said,ºº Behold,º nowº I knowºº thatº [there is] noº Godº in allº the earth,º butºº in Israel:º nowº therefore, I pray thee,º takeºº a blessingº ofºº thy servant.º

 5:16 But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

 5:16 But he said,ºº [As] the LORDº liveth,º beforeº whomº I stand,ºº I will receiveºº none. And he urgedºº him to takeºº [it]; but he refused.ºº

 5:17 And Naaman said, If not, yet, I pray thee, let there be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth; for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt-offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto Jehovah.

 5:17 And Naamanº said,ºº Shall there notº then, I pray thee,º be givenºº to thy servantº twoº mules'ºº burdenº of earth?º forº thy servantº will henceforthº offerºº neitherº burnt offeringº nor sacrificeº unto otherº gods,º butºº unto the LORD.º

 5:18 In this thing Jehovah pardon thy servant: when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, Jehovah pardon thy servant in this thing.

 5:18 In thisº thingº the LORDº pardonºº thy servant,º [that] when my masterº goethºº into the houseº of Rimmonº to worshipºº there,º and heº leanethºº onº my hand,º and I bowºº myselfº in the houseº of Rimmon:º when I bow downºº myselfº in the houseº of Rimmon,º the LORDº pardonºº thy servantº in thisº thing.º

 5:19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

 5:19 And he saidºº unto him, Goººº in peace.º So he departedººº fromºº him a littleº way.ºº

 5:20 ¶ But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

 5:20 ¶ But Gehazi,º the servantº of Elishaº the manº of God,º said,ºº Behold,º my masterº hath sparedººº Naamanº thisº Syrian,º in not receivingººº at his handsººº that whichº he brought:ºº but,ºº [as] the LORDº liveth,º I will runºº afterº him, and takeºº somewhatº ofºº him.

 5:21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw one running after him, he alighted from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?

 5:21 So Gehaziº followedºº afterº Naaman.º And when Naamanº sawºº [him] runningºº afterº him, he lighted downºº fromºº the chariotº to meetººº him, and said,ºº [Is] all well?º

 5:22 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.

 5:22 And he said,ºº All [is] well.º My masterº hath sentºº me, saying,ºº Behold,º even nowºº there be comeºº toº me from mountºº Ephraimº twoº young menº of the sonsºº of the prophets:º giveºº them, I pray thee,º a talentº of silver,º and twoº changesº of garments.º

 5:23 And Naaman said, Be pleased to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.

 5:23 And Naamanº said,ºº Be content,ºº takeºº two talents.º And he urgedºº him, and boundºº twoº talentsº of silverº in twoº bags,º with twoº changesº of garments,º and laidºº [them] uponº twoº of his servants;º and they bareºº [them] beforeº him.

 5:24 And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

 5:24 And when he cameºº toº the tower,º he tookºº [them] from their hand,ºº and bestowedºº [them] in the house:º and he letº the menºº go,ºº and they departed.ººº

 5:25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

 5:25 But heº went in,ºº and stoodºº beforeº his master.º And Elishaº saidºº untoº him, Whenceºº [comest thou], Gehazi?º And he said,ºº Thy servantº wentºº noº whither.º

 5:26 And he said unto him, Went not my heart [with thee], when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?

 5:26 And he saidºº untoº him, Wentºº notº mine heartº [with thee], whenº the manº turnedºº againº fromºº his chariotº to meetººº thee? [Is it] a timeº to receiveººº money,º and to receiveºº garments,º and oliveyards,º and vineyards,º and sheep,º and oxen,º and menservants,º and maidservants?º

 5:27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper [as white] as snow.

 5:27 The leprosyº therefore of Naamanº shall cleaveºº unto thee, and unto thy seedº for ever.º And he went outºº from his presenceºº a leperºº [as white] as snow.º