KJV King James Version
And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, [if] the prophet had bid thee [do some] great thing, wouldest thou not have done [it]? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
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2 Kings 5:13
And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, [if] the prophet had bid thee [do some] great thing, wouldest thou not have done [it]? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”
WEB World English Bible
His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’”
ASV American Standard Version
And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And his servants come nigh, and speak unto him, and say, ‘My father, a great thing had the prophet spoken unto thee—dost thou not do it? and surely, when he hath said unto thee, Wash, and be clean.’
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 5
10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
12 [Are] not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, [if] the prophet had bid thee [do some] great thing, wouldest thou not have done [it]? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that [there is] no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
16 But he said, [As] the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take [it]; but he refused.
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וַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּH5066 · na.gashto approach: approachעֲבָדָיו֮H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוַיְדַבְּר֣וּH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֵלָיו֒H413 · elto(wards)וַיֹּאמְר֗וּH559 · a.marto sayאָבִי֙H1 · avfatherדָּבָ֣רH1697 · da.varwordגָּד֗וֹלH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeהַנָּבִ֛יאH5030 · na.viprophetדִּבֶּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֵלֶ֖יךָH413 · elto(wards)הֲל֣וֹאH3808 · lonotתַעֲשֶׂ֑הH6213 · a.sahto make: doוְאַ֛ףH637 · aphalsoכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforאָמַ֥רH559 · a.marto sayאֵלֶ֖יךָH413 · elto(wards)רְחַ֥ץH7364 · ra.chatsto wash: washוּטְהָֽר׃H2891 · ta.herbe pure
Cross-references
2 Kings 6:21And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]?Revelation 7:14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.2 Kings 13:14Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.2 Kings 2:12And Elisha saw [it], and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.1 Peter 3:21The like figure whereunto [even] baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:Jeremiah 38:7-10Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;Job 32:8-9But [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.Titus 3:5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;Hebrews 10:22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.Ephesians 5:26-27That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.Psalm 51:7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.1 Kings 20:23And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods [are] gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.Psalm 51:2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.John 13:8Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.Malachi 1:6A son honoureth [his] father, and a servant his master: if then I [be] a father, where [is] mine honour? and if I [be] a master, where [is] my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?Matthew 23:9And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.1 Samuel 25:14-17But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
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