Study it in the app“And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, “Am I Elohim, to put to death and to make alive, that this man sends to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only know, please, and see that he is seeking a quarrel with me.””
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhenכִּthe kingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלreadקְרֹאthe letter,הַסֵּפֶרthat he toreוַיִּקְרַעhis clothesבְּגָדָיוand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Am IאָנִיElohim,הַאֱלֹהִיםto put to deathלְהָמִיתand to make alive,וּלְהַחֲיוֹתthatכִּיthis manזֶהsendsשֹׁלֵחַto meאֵלַיto cureלֶאֱסֹףa manאִישׁof his leprosy?מִצָּרַעְתּוֹOnlyכִּי אַךְknow,דְּעוּplease,נָאand seeוּרְאוּthatכִּיhe is seeking a quarrelמִתְאַנֶּה הוּאwith me.”לִי
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsIsrael
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” appearsread aloud
To say a written text aloud.
Where else “kero” appearsletter
A writing sent to someone with a message or an order, like a king's letter.
Where else “sefer” appearstear
To rip one's clothes in great grief.
Where else “yikra” appearsgarment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “begaday” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearskill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamit” appearskeep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “hachayot” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “sholeach” appearswithdraw
To withdraw what was there before, such as peace or joy.
Where else “esof” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsleprosy (tsaraat)
Tsaraat, translated "leprosy": a skin disease that made a person unclean; the same word is used for marks on clothing and on houses (Leviticus 13-14). It covers more than the disease that bears that name today.
Where else “tsarat” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “deu” appearsrealize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “reu” appearsseek a quarrel
Look for a fight.
Where else “mitane” appears6He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “And now, when this letter comes to you, look, I have sent to you Naaman my servant, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”
7 · This verse (above)
8And it happened, when Elisha the man of Elohim heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come, please, to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
