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2 Kings 5:5

“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

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ASV

And the king of Syria said, Go now, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

KJV

And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
אֲרָם֙'a.RamAramH758 →
לֶךְ־lekh-comeH1980 →
בֹּ֔אBo'goH935 →
וְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥הve.'esh.le.Chahso let me sendH7971 →
סֵ֖פֶרSe.fera letterH5612 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhand he wentH1980 →
וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947 →
בְּיָד֜וֹbe.ya.Doin hand hisH3027 →
עֶ֣שֶׂר'E.sertenH6235 →
כִּכְּרֵי־ki.ke.rei-talents ofH3603 →
כֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefsilverH3701 →
וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetand sixH8337 →
אֲלָפִים֙'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H505 →
זָהָ֔בza.HavgoldH2091 →
וְעֶ֖שֶׂרve.'E.serand tenH6235 →
חֲלִיפ֥וֹתcha.li.Fotchanges ofH2487 →
בְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimgarmentsH899 →

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Judges 14:12“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.2 Kings 5:22“Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’”2 Kings 8:8–9So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”1 Samuel 9:7“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”2 Kings 4:42Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.Isaiah 5:5Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.James 4:13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”Numbers 22:7The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.1 Kings 22:3who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”Genesis 11:7Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”Ecclesiastes 2:1I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.Numbers 24:11–13Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would richly reward you, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”1 Samuel 9:7–8“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”1 Kings 13:7Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”Numbers 22:17–18for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”James 5:1–3Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.Genesis 11:3And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.Genesis 45:22He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

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