Naaman Healed of Leprosy

5 Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram.^(A) He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.^[a](B)

²⁷ And there were many in Israel with leprosy^[a] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”^(A)

⁴ Mordecai^(A) was prominent^(B) in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful.^(C)

³⁷ But in accordance with the command of the Lord our God,^(A) you did not encroach on any of the land of the Ammonites,^(B) neither the land along the course of the Jabbok^(C) nor that around the towns in the hills.

¹⁰ When the cloud lifted from above the tent,^(A) Miriam’s skin was leprous^[a]—it became as white as snow.^(B) Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease,^{(C) 11} and he said to Moses, “Please, my lord, I ask you not to hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed.^{(D) 12} Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away.”