2 Kings 5:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

One day, Aram's raiding parties went out and captured a young girl from the land of Israel, and she became a servant to Naaman's wife.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲרָם֙ יָצְא֣וּ גְדוּדִ֔ים וַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נַעֲרָ֣ה קְטַנָּ֑ה וַתְּהִ֕י לִפְנֵ֖י אֵ֥שֶׁת נַעֲמָֽן׃

Transliteration

wa-ʾĂrām yāṣəʾû gədûdîm wa-yišbû mē-ʾereṣ Yiśrāʾēl naʿărāh qəṭannāh wa-təhî lipnê ʾēšet Naʿămān

Grammar Details

• *wa-ʾĂrām*: conjunction with proper noun - and Aram/Syria
• *yāṣəʾû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they went out
• *gədûdîm*: noun, masculine plural - raiding parties/troops
• *wa-yišbû*: conjunction with qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they captured
• *mē-ʾereṣ*: preposition with noun, feminine singular construct - from land of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *naʿărāh*: noun, feminine singular - young girl/maiden
• *qəṭannāh*: adjective, feminine singular - small/young
• *wa-təhî*: conjunction with qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she became
• *lipnê*: preposition with construct noun - before/in service of
• *ʾēšet*: noun, feminine singular construct - wife of
• *Naʿămān*: proper noun - Naaman

Word Meanings

• *gədûdîm*: raiding parties/marauding bands/troops
• *naʿărāh qəṭannāh*: young girl/little maiden/small young woman
• *lipnê*: before/in service of/attending to

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had taken captive from the land of Israel a little maid; and she served Naaman's wife.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the Syrians{H758} had gone out{H3318} in bands,{H1416} and had brought away captive{H7617} out of the land{H776} of Israel{H3478} a little{H6996} maiden;{H5291} and she waited on{H6440} Naaman's{H5283} wife.{H802}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the Syrians{H758} had gone out{H3318}{(H8804)} by companies{H1416}, and had brought away captive{H7617}{(H8799)} out of the land{H776} of Israel{H3478} a little{H6996} maid{H5291}; and she waited on{H6440} Naaman's{H5283} wife{H802}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there had men of warre fallen out of Syria, and caried awaye a litle damsel out of the londe of Israel: the same was in seruyce with Naamas wife,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Aramites had gone out by bands, and had taken a litle mayde of the land of Israel, and shee serued Naamans wife.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Syrians had gone out by companies, & had brought out of the countrey of Israel a litle mayde, & she was with Naamans wyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the Aramaeans have gone out `by' troops, and they take captive out of the land of Israel a little damsel, and she is before the wife of Naaman,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Raiding parties went out from Syria and took captive from the land of Israel a young girl, who became a servant to Naaman’s wife.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 6:23 : 23 So he prepared a great feast for them. After they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders stopped coming into Israel’s land.
• 2 Kgs 13:20 : 20 Elisha died and was buried. Now bands of Moabite raiders used to enter the land every spring.
• Ps 123:2 : 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, until He shows us mercy.
• Judg 9:34 : 34 So Abimelech and all his troops got up by night and set an ambush near Shechem in four companies.
• 1 Sam 13:17-18 : 17 Then a raiding party went out from the camp of the Philistines in three divisions. One division turned toward Ophrah, in the land of Shual; 18 another division turned toward Beth Horon; and the third division turned toward the border overlooking the Valley of Zeboim, toward the wilderness.