2 Kings 5:12
Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
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ASV
Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
KJV
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הֲלֹ֡א | ha.Lo' | ¿ not | H3808 → |
| טוֹב֩ | tOv | good | H2896 → |
| אֲמָנָ֨ה | 'a.va.nah | [are] Amana | H549 → |
| וּפַרְפַּ֜ר | u.far.Par | and Pharpar | H6554 → |
| נַהֲר֣וֹת | na.ha.Rot | [the] rivers of | H5104 → |
| דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק | da.Me.sek | Damascus | H1834 → |
| מִכֹּל֙ | mi.Kol | more than all | H3605 → |
| מֵימֵ֣י | mei.Mei | [the] waters of | H4325 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| הֲלֹֽא־ | ha.lo'- | ¿ not | H3808 → |
| אֶרְחַ֥ץ | 'er.Chatz | will I wash | H7364 → |
| בָּהֶ֖ם | ba.Hem | in them | |
| וְטָהָ֑רְתִּי | ve.ta.Ha.re.ti | and I will be clean | H2891 → |
| וַיִּ֖פֶן | vai.Yi.fen | and he turned | H6437 → |
| וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | vai.Ye.lekh | and he went | H1980 → |
| בְּחֵמָֽה׃ | be.che.Mah | in a rage | H2534 → |
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