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He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“As YHWH lives,חַי יְהוָהbefore whomאֲשֶׁר לְפָנָיוI stand,עָמַדְתִּיI will not take anything.”אִם אֶקָּחHe urgedוַיִּפְצַרhimבּוֹto take it,לָקַחַתbut he refused.וַיְמָאֵן
2 Kings 5:16
Study it in the app“He said, “As YHWH lives, before whom I stand, I will not take anything.” He urged him to take it, but he refused.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 5:16, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “As YHWH livesחַיchay
as lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appears- “As YHWH livesיְהוָהyehva
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.
Where else “yehva” appears- before whomפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- I standעָמַדְתִּיamadti
stand before
"Stand before" someone: to serve them.
Where else “amadti” appears- I will not take anythingאֶקָּחekach
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “ekach” appears- He urgedיִּפְצַרyiftsar
urge
To beg someone very strongly.
Where else “yiftsar” appears- but he refusedיְמָאֵןyemaen
refuse
Refuse, be unwilling.
Where else “yemaen” appears
The context
15He 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.”
16 · This verse (above)
17Naaman said, “If not, please let there be given to your servant a load of earth, as much as a pair of mules can carry; for your servant will no longer offer burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but to YHWH.