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2 Kings 5:26-27
New English Translation
2 Kings 5:26-27
New English Translation
26 Elisha[a] replied, “I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you.[b] This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants.[c] 27 Therefore Naaman’s skin disease will afflict[d] you and your descendants forever!” When Gehazi[e] went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow.[f]
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- 2 Kings 5:26 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Kings 5:26 tn Heb “Did not my heart go as a man turned from his chariot to meet you?” The rhetorical question emphasizes that he was indeed present in “heart” (or “spirit”) and was very much aware of what Gehazi had done. In the MT the interrogative particle has been accidentally omitted before the negative particle.
- 2 Kings 5:26 tn In the MT the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is this the time…?” It expects an emphatic negative response.
- 2 Kings 5:27 tn Heb “cling to.”
- 2 Kings 5:27 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gehazi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Kings 5:27 tn Traditionally, “he went from before him, leprous like snow.” But see the note at 5:1, as well as M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 66.
2 Kings 5:26-27
New International Version
2 Kings 5:26-27
New International Version
26 But Elisha said to him, “Was not my spirit with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time(A) to take money or to accept clothes—or olive groves and vineyards, or flocks and herds, or male and female slaves?(B) 27 Naaman’s leprosy(C) will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” Then Gehazi(D) went from Elisha’s presence and his skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.(E)
2 Kings 5:26-27
New King James Version
2 Kings 5:26-27
New King James Version
26 Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it (A)time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants? 27 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman (B)shall cling to you and your descendants forever.” And he went out from his presence (C)leprous, as white as snow.
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2 Kings 5:26-27
English Standard Version
2 Kings 5:26-27
English Standard Version
26 But he said to him, “Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male servants and female servants? 27 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence (A)a leper, like snow.
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