2 Kings 5:1

“Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man before his master and highly regarded, because through him YHWH had given victory to Aram. The man was a mighty man of valor, but leprous.”
2 Kings 5:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Naaman,וְנַעֲמָןcommanderשַׂרof the armyצְבָאof the kingמֶלֶךְof Aram,אֲרָםwasהָיָהa greatגָּדוֹלmanאִישׁbeforeלִפְנֵיhis masterאֲדֹנָיוand highly regarded,וּנְשֻׂא פָנִיםbecauseכִּיthrough himבוֹYHWHיְהוָהhad givenנָתַןvictoryתְּשׁוּעָהto Aram.לַאֲרָםThe manוְהָאִישׁwasהָיָהa mighty manגִּבּוֹרof valor,חַיִלbut leprous.מְצֹרָע

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Jesus recalls that, of the lepers of Israel, only Naaman the Syrian was cleansed; 2 Kings 5 tells of his healing in the Jordan.

The same term appears in both passages.

נַעֲמָןnaamanH5283ΝαιμὰνNaimanG3497“Naaman”

2 Kings 5:1, word by word

Naamanנַעֲמָןnaaman

Naaman

Naaman, the name of a descendant of Benjamin and of the Syrian army commander healed by Elisha.

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commanderשַׂרsar

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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of the armyצְבָאtseva

army

An army.

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of the kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Aramאֲרָםaram

Aram

Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.

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wasהָיָהhaya

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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a greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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his masterאֲדֹנָיadonay

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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and highly regardedנְשֻׂאnesu

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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had givenנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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victoryתְּשׁוּעָהteshua

victory

The triumph YHWH gives over enemies in a war.

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a mighty manגִּבּוֹרgibor

warrior

A brave warrior, or a capable man.

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of valorחַיִלchayil

valor

Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.

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but leprousמְצֹרָעmetsora

have leprosy

Have tsaraat ("leprosy"): a skin disease that made a person unclean (Leviticus 13). It is not exactly the disease called leprosy today.

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Translation note

“Leprous”: the Hebrew word covers various skin diseases, not only the one called leprosy today (Leviticus 13:2).

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2Aram had gone out in raiding bands and had taken captive from the land of Israel a young girl, and she was before Naaman’s wife.

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