2 Kings 5:13
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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?Naaman’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’?”
In other translations
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?Naaman’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’?”
Hebrew words
וַיִּגְּשׁוּvaiyigeshuand they drew nearH5066עֲבָדָיו'avadavservants hisH5650וַיְדַבְּרוּvaydaberuand they spokeH1696אֵלָיו'elavto himH413וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אָבִי'aviwould thatH1דָּבָרdavara thingH1697גָּדוֹלgadolgreatH1419הַנָּבִיאhanavi'the prophetH5030דִּבֶּרdiberhe spokeH1696אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808תַעֲשֶׂהta'asehwill you do [it]H6213וְאַףve'afand indeed?H637כִּי־ki-ifH3588אָמַר'amarhe has saidH559אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413רְחַץrechatzwashH7364וּטְהָר׃uteharand be cleanH2891
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