2 Kings 5:17
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And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, 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 the Lord.“If you will not,” said Naaman, “please let me, your servant, be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry. For your servant will never again make a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but the LORD.
In other translations
And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, 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 the Lord.“If you will not,” said Naaman, “please let me, your servant, be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry. For your servant will never again make a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but the LORD.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559נַעֲמָןna'amanNaamanH5283וָלֹאvalo'and notH3808יֻתַּן־yutan-let it be givenH5414נָאna'pleaseH4994לְעַבְדְּךָle'avdekhato servant yourH5650מַשָּׂאmasa'[the] load ofH4853צֶמֶד־tzemed-a pair ofH6776פְּרָדִיםperadimmulesH6505אֲדָמָה'adamahearthH127כִּיkiforH3588לוֹא־lo'-notH3808יַעֲשֶׂהya'asehhe will offerH6213עוֹדodagainH5750עַבְדְּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650עֹלָה'olahburnt offeringH5930וָזֶבַחvazevachand sacrificeH2077לֵאלֹהִיםlelohimto godsH430אֲחֵרִים'acherimotherH312כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518לַיהוָה׃layahwehto YahwehH3068
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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