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2 Kings 5:1

Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.

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ASV

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.

KJV

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְ֠נַעֲמָןVe.na.'a.monand NaamanH5283 →
שַׂר־sar-[the] commander ofH8269 →
צְבָ֨אtze.Va'[the] army ofH6635 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
אֲרָ֜ם'a.RamAramH758 →
הָיָ֣הha.Yahhe wasH1961 →
אִישׁ֩'isha manH376 →
גָּד֨וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
לִפְנֵ֤יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
אֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.Navmaster<s> hisH113 →
וּנְשֻׂ֣אu.ne.Su'and lifted up ofH5375 →
פָנִ֔יםfa.NimfaceH6440 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
ב֛וֹvoby him
נָֽתַן־na.tan-he had givenH5414 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
תְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhvictoryH8668 →
לַאֲרָ֑םla.'a.Ramto AramH758 →
וְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'Ishand the manH376 →
הָיָ֛הha.Yahhe wasH1961 →
גִּבּ֥וֹרgi.Bora mighty [man] ofH1368 →
חַ֖יִלCha.yilstrengthH2428 →
מְצֹרָֽע׃me.tzo.Ra'having a skin diseaseH6879 →

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Luke 4:27And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”Judges 11:1Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.Romans 15:18I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,1 Corinthians 15:57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!Proverbs 21:31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.Deuteronomy 2:37But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden.Esther 9:4For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.Numbers 12:10–12As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,Leviticus 13:2–3“When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that could become an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.Exodus 11:3And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.2 Chronicles 26:19–23Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.Isaiah 10:5–6Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.2 Kings 4:8One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.Joshua 8:7you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”2 Kings 7:3Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?2 Samuel 3:29May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

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