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2 Kings 5:20

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

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ASV

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

KJV

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
גֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiGehaziH1522 →
נַעַר֮na.'Ar[the] servant ofH5288 →
אֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'ElishaH477 →
אִישׁ־'ish-[the] man ofH376 →
הָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
הִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.Nehhere!H2009 →
חָשַׂ֣ךְcha.Sakhhe has restrainedH2820 →
אֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.Nimaster myH113 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נַעֲמָ֤ןna.'a.ManNaamanH5283 →
הָֽאֲרַמִּי֙ha.'a.ra.Mithe ArameanH761 →
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
מִקַּ֥חַתmi.Ka.chatfrom acceptingH3947 →
מִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.Dofrom hand hisH3027 →
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H853 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[that] whichH834 →
הֵבִ֑יאhe.Vi'he broughtH935 →
חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehof YahwehH3068 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
אִם־'im-exceptH518 →
רַ֣צְתִּיRatz.tiI runH7323 →
אַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.Ravafter himH310 →
וְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.Tiand I will acceptH3947 →
מֵאִתּ֖וֹme.'i.Tofrom with <the> himH854 →
מְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahanythingH3972 →

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2 Kings 4:12And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.2 Peter 2:14–15Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.2 Kings 6:31He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”2 Kings 4:31Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”2 Kings 4:36Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she came. Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.”Titus 1:7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.2 Kings 5:16But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.Acts 8:18–19When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.2 Timothy 4:10because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.Exodus 20:7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.1 Timothy 6:9–11Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.Acts 5:2With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.Psalms 10:3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.Luke 12:15And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”Exodus 20:17You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”Jeremiah 22:17“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”John 6:70Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”

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