2 Kings 5:27 Go deeper
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The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. (KJV)
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וְצָרַ֤עַתve.tza.Ra.'atand [the] skin disease of
Lemma: צָרַ֫עַת (tsa.ra.at) · Strong's: H6883
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: leprosy
Used 35 times. Also: Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:8, Leviticus 13:9, Leviticus 13:11, Leviticus 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6883; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:27 word 1
נַֽעֲמָן֙na.'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 5:27 word 2
תִּֽדְבַּק\־tid.bak-it will cling
Lemma: דָּבַק (da.vaq) · Strong's: H1692
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to cleave
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 34:3, Numbers 36:7, Numbers 36:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1692; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:27 word 3
וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָU.ve.zar.'a.khaand to offspring your
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed: children
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:27 word 4
לְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.Lamfor ever
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:27 word 5
וַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'and he went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:27 word 6
מִלְּפָנָ֖יוmi.le.fa.Navfrom to before him
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:27 word 7
מְצֹרָ֥עme.tzo.Ra'having a skin disease
Lemma: צָרַע (tsa.ra) · Strong's: H6879
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)
Meaning: be leprous
Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 4:6, Leviticus 13:44, Leviticus 13:45, Leviticus 14:2, Leviticus 14:3, Leviticus 22:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6879; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:27 word 8
כַּשָּֽׁלֶג\׃\ \סka.Sha.leglike <the> snow
Lemma: שֶׁ֫לֶג (she.leg) · Strong's: H7950
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: snow
Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 4:6, Numbers 12:10, 2 Samuel 23:20, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 6:16, Job 9:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7950; TAHOT 2 Kings 5:27 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore, the leprosy | → | צָרַ֫עַת H6883 leprosy |
| of Naaman | → | נַעֲמָן H5283I Naaman |
| will cling | → | דָּבַק H1692 to cleave |
| to you | → | |
| and your descendants | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
| forever | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| And as Gehazi left | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| his presence | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| [he was] leprous | → | צָרַע H6879 be leprous |
| [as white] as snow | → | שֶׁ֫לֶג H7950 snow |
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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