2 Kings 5:15

“He returned to the man of Elohim, he and all his company, and came and stood before him and said, “Look, please, I know that there is no Elohim in all the earth except in Israel. Now please take a blessing from your servant.””

2 Kings 5:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 5:15, word by word

He returnedיָּשָׁבyashav

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “yashav” appears
the manאִישׁish

man

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

Where else “ish” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
his companyמַחֲנֵmachane

army

The people encamped, a host of soldiers.

Where else “machane” appears
and cameיָּבֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “yavo” appears
and stoodיַּעֲמֹדyaamod

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “yaamod” appears
before himפָנָיfanay

before

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

Where else “fanay” appears
and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
I knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadati” appears
the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
takeקַחkach

accept

To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.

Where else “kach” appears
a blessingבְרָכָהveracha

gift

A gift given with good wishes, as a sign of favor.

Where else “veracha” appears
your servantעַבְדֶּavde

your servant

"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".

Where else “avde” appears

Translation note

“A blessing”: here, a gift given with good wishes (the same word in Genesis 33:11).

The context

14He went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of Elohim; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy, and he was clean.

15 · This verse (above)

16He said, “As YHWH lives, before whom I stand, I will not take anything.” He urged him to take it, but he refused.

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