So he wentdownand dipped[himself] seventimesin the Jordan,according to the wordof the manof God;and his fleshwas restoredlike the fleshof a littlechildand he was clean.
Let his fleshbecomefresherthanin youth,Let him returnto the daysof his youthfulvigor;
"And there were manylepersin Israelin the timeof Elishathe prophet;and noneof them was cleansed,but onlyNaamanthe Syrian."
And He stretchedout His handand touchedhim, saying,"I am willing;be cleansed."And immediatelythe leprosylefthim.
And in that daylivingwaterswill flowout of Jerusalem,halfof them towardthe easternseaand the other halftowardthe westernsea;it will be in summeras well as in winter.
His mothersaidto the servants,"WhateverHe saysto you, doit."
Elishasenta messengerto him, saying,"Goand washin the Jordanseventimes,and your fleshwill be restoredto you and [you will] be clean."
"In that daya fountainwill be openedfor the houseof Davidand for the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,for sinand for impurity.
"IfI have despisedthe claimof my maleor femaleslavesWhen they fileda complaintagainstme,
They roseearlyin the morningand wentout to the wildernessof Tekoa;and when they wentout, Jehoshaphatstoodand said,"Listento me, O Judahand inhabitantsof Jerusalem,putyour trustin the LORDyour Godand you will be established.Putyour trustin His prophetsand succeed."
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
Give[instruction] to a wisemanand he will be stillwiser,Teacha righteousmanand he will increase[his] learning.
Then He said,"Putyour handinto your bosomagain."So he puthis handinto his bosomagain,and when he tookit out of his bosom,behold,it was restoredlike [the rest of] his flesh.
"The garment,whetherthe warporthe woof,oranyarticleof leatherfrom whichthe markhas departedwhen you washedit, it shall then be washeda secondtimeand will be clean."
"Also sevenpriestsshall carryseventrumpetsof rams'hornsbeforethe ark;then on the seventhdayyou shall marcharoundthe cityseventimes,and the priestsshall blowthe trumpets.
The bowlof flourwas not exhaustednordid the jarof oilbecomeempty,according to the wordof the LORDwhichHe spokethroughElijah.
Then he returnedand walkedin the houseoncebackand forth,and wentup and stretchedhimself on him; and the ladsneezedseventimesand the ladopenedhis eyes.
