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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. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 1
גֵּיחֲזִ֗יgei.cha.ZiGehazi
Lemma: גֵּיחֲזִי (ge.cha.zi) · Strong's: H1522
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Gehazi
Used 12 times. Also: 2 Kings 4:12, 2 Kings 4:14, 2 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 4:27, 2 Kings 4:29, 2 Kings 4:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1522; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 2
נַעַר֮na.'Ar[the] servant of
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 3
אֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'Elisha
Lemma: אֱלִישָׁע (e.li.sah) · Strong's: H0477
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Elisha
Used 58 times. Also: 1 Kings 19:16, 1 Kings 19:17, 1 Kings 19:19, 2 Kings 2:1, 2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0477; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 4
אִישׁ\־'ish-[the] man of
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 5
הָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.Him<the> God
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 6
הִנֵּ֣ה\׀hi.Nehhere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 7
חָשַׂ֣ךְcha.Sakhhe has restrained
Lemma: חָשַׂךְ (cha.sakh) · Strong's: H2820
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to withhold
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 39:9, 1 Samuel 25:39, 2 Samuel 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2820; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 8
אֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.Nimaster my
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 9
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 10
נַעֲמָ֤ןna.'a.ManNaaman
Lemma: נַעֲמָן (na.a.man) · Strong's: H5283I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Naaman
Used 11 times. Also: 2 Kings 5:1, 2 Kings 5:2, 2 Kings 5:6, 2 Kings 5:9, 2 Kings 5:11, 2 Kings 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5283I; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 11
הָֽאֲרַמִּי֙ha.'a.ra.Mithe Aramean
Lemma: אֲרַמִּי (a.ram.mi) · Strong's: H0761H
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Syrian
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 8:28, 2 Kings 8:29, 2 Kings 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0761H; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 12
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 13
מִקַּ֥חַתmi.Ka.chatfrom accepting
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to take: recieve
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 25:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947H; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 14
מִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.Dofrom hand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 15
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 16
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[that] which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 17
הֵבִ֑יאhe.Vi'he brought
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 18
חַי\־chai-[by] [the] life
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 19
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehof Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 20
כִּֽי\־ki-that
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 21
אִם\־'im-except
Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: except
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 22
רַ֣צְתִּיRatz.tiI run
Lemma: רוּץ (ruts) · Strong's: H7323G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to run: run
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7323G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 23
אַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.Ravafter him
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 24
וְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.Tiand I will accept
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to take: recieve
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 25:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947H; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 25
מֵאִתּ֖וֹme.'i.Tofrom with <the> him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 26
מְאֽוּמָה\׃me.'U.mahanything
Lemma: מְא֫וּמָה (me.u.mah) · Strong's: H3972
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: anything
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:12, Genesis 30:31, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 40:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3972; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:20 word 27
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Gehazi | → | גֵּיחֲזִי H1522 Gehazi |
| the servant | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| of Elisha | → | אֱלִישָׁע H0477 Elisha |
| the man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Look | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| my master | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| has spared | → | חָשַׂךְ H2820 to withhold |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| Aramean | → | אֲרַמִּי H0761H Syrian |
| Naaman | → | נַעֲמָן H5283I Naaman |
| by not accepting | → | לָקַח H3947H to take: recieve |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| what | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| he brought | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| As surely as the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| . . . | → | [כִּי] אם H0518B if: except |
| lives | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| I will run | → | רוּץ H7323G to run: run |
| after him | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| and get | → | לָקַח H3947H to take: recieve |
| something | → | מְא֫וּמָה H3972 anything |
| from him | → | אֵת H0854 with |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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