Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly esteemed, because through him Adonai had given victory to Aram. Though the man was a mighty man of valor, he had tza'arat.
2 Kings 7:3 - Tree of Life Version Now there were four men with tza'arat at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why should we sit here till we die? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now four men who were lepers were at the entrance of the city's gate; and they said to one another, Why do we sit here until we die? American Standard Version (1901) Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? Common English Bible Now there were four men with skin disease at the entrance to the city. They said to each other, “What are we doing sitting here until we die? Catholic Public Domain Version Now there were four lepers beside the entrance of the gate. And they said one to another: "Should we choose to stay here until we die? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now there were four lepers, at the entering-in of the gate. And they said one to another: What mean we to stay here till we die? |
Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly esteemed, because through him Adonai had given victory to Aram. Though the man was a mighty man of valor, he had tza'arat.
If we say: ‘Let’s go into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, so we will die there; but if we sit still here, we’ll die also. So come, let’s go into the camp of the Arameans. If they spare us, we’ll live; and if they kill us, we’ll just die.”
Now the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, “Please tell me,” he was saying, “all the great things that Elisha has done.”
Why should you die—you and your people—by the sword, by famine, or by pestilence, as Adonai has spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
“Why are we sitting here? Assemble! Let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For Adonai Eloheinu has silenced us and given us poisoned water to drink. For we have sinned against Adonai.
When the cloud lifted up from above the Tent, behold, Miriam had tza'arat, like snow! As Aaron turned toward her, behold, she had tza’arat!
Adonai said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not be in shame for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days. After that she may be brought back.”