Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him YHWH had given victory to Syria; he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
2 Kings 7:3 - Y'all Version Bible Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until 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, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him YHWH had given victory to Syria; he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. And if we sit still here, we also die. So y’all come and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they let us live, we’ll live, and if they kill us, we will die.”
Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.”
Why will y’all die, your and your people, by the sword, famine, and plague, as YHWH has said of any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
“Why do we sit still? Y’all gather together! Let’s enter into the fortified cities, and let’s be perish there, for YHWH our God has doomed us to perish, and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against YHWH.
The cloud departed from over the Tent, and Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Aaron looked at Miriam, and saw that she was leprous.
YHWH said to Moses, “If her father had only spit-spit in her face, shouldn’t she be ashamed seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days, and after that she may be brought in again.”