2 Kings 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.”
2 Kings 5:12 — World English Bible
2 Kings 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the 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.”
2 Kings 5:12 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? do I not wash in them and I have been clean?' and he turneth and goeth on in fury.”
2 Kings 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them and be clean? And he turned and went away in a rage.”
2 Kings 5:12 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Are not Abanah and Pharpar, riuers of Damascus, better then all the waters of Israel? may I not washe mee in them, and bee cleansed? so hee turned, and departed in displeasure.”
2 Kings 5:12 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 5:12 in Context — 2 Kings 5
10 Entonces Eliseo le envió un mensajero, diciendo: Ve, y lávate siete veces en el Jordán, y tu carne se te restaurará, y serás limpio.
11 Y Naamán se fué enojado, diciendo: He aquí yo decía para mí: Saldrá él luego, y estando en pie invocará el nombre de Jehová su Dios, y alzará su mano, [y tocará] el lugar, y sanará la lepra.
12 Abana y Pharphar, ríos de Damasco, ¿no son mejores que todas las aguas de Israel? Si me lavare en ellos, ¿no seré [también] limpio? Y volvióse, y fuése enojado.
13 Mas sus criados se llegaron á él, y habláronle, diciendo: Padre mío, si el profeta te mandara alguna gran cosa, ¿no la hicieras? ¿cuánto más, diciéndote: Lávate, y serás limpio?
14 El entonces descendió, y zambullóse siete veces en el Jordán, conforme á la palabra del varón de Dios: y su carne se volvió como la carne de un niño, y fué limpio.
What Does 2 Kings 5:12 Mean?
2 Kings 5:12 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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