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2 Kings 5:13

Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”

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ASV

And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

KJV

And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּvai.yi.ge.Shuand they drew nearH5066 →
עֲבָדָיו֮'a.va.Davservants hisH5650 →
וַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.Ruand they spokeH1696 →
אֵלָיו֒'e.Lavto himH413 →
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אָבִי֙'a.Viwould thatH1 →
דָּבָ֣רda.Vara thingH1697 →
גָּד֗וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
הַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030 →
דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe spokeH1696 →
אֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
תַעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.Sehwill you do [it]H6213 →
וְאַ֛ףve.'Afand indeed?H637 →
כִּֽי־ki-ifH3588 →
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe has saidH559 →
אֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
רְחַ֥ץre.ChatzwashH7364 →
וּטְהָֽר׃u.te.Harand be cleanH2891 →

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2 Kings 6:21And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”Ephesians 6:7Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.2 Kings 13:14When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”2 Kings 2:12As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.Ruth 2:8Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.Jeremiah 38:7–10Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,1 Peter 3:21And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,Job 32:8–9But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.Acts 22:16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’Ephesians 5:26–27to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,Titus 3:5He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.1 Corinthians 9:11If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.1 Kings 20:23Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.1 Corinthians 1:21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.1 Samuel 25:14–17Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them.

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