2 Kings 5:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

She said to her mistress, 'If only my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And she said to her mistress, If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And she said{H559} unto her mistress,{H1404} Would{H305} that my lord{H113} were with{H6440} the prophet{H5030} that is in Samaria!{H8111} then{H227} would he recover{H622} him of his leprosy.{H6883}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And she said{H559}{(H8799)} unto her mistress{H1404}, Would{H305} God my lord{H113} were with{H6440} the prophet{H5030} that is in Samaria{H8111}! for{H227} he would recover{H622}{(H8799)} him of his leprosy{H6883}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and sayde vnto hir mastresse: O that my master were with the prophet at Samaria, he wolde heale him from his leprosy.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And she sayd vnto her mistres, Would God my lord were with the Prophet that is in Samaria, he would soone deliuer him of his leprosie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And she saide vnto her lady: I would to God my lorde were with the prophet that is in Samaria, for he would delyuer him of his leprosie.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord [were] with the prophet that [is] in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    She said to her mistress, Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! then would he recover him of his leprosy.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and she saith unto her mistress, `O that my lord `were' before the prophet who `is' in Samaria; then he doth recover him from his leprosy.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And she said unto her mistress, Would that my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! then would he recover him of his leprosy.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And she said unto her mistress, Would that my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! then would he recover him of his leprosy.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    She said to her mistress, "I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    She told her mistress,“If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his skin disease.”

Referenced Verses

  • Num 11:29 : 29 But Moses replied, 'Are you jealous on my behalf? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit on them!'
  • 2 Kgs 5:8 : 8 When Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent the king this message: 'Why have you torn your clothes? Let Naaman come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.'
  • Matt 8:2-3 : 2 And behold, a man with leprosy approached and knelt before Him, saying, 'Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.' 3 Jesus reached out His hand, touched him, and said, 'I am willing; be clean.' Immediately, the leprosy was cleansed from him.
  • Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.
  • Luke 17:12-14 : 12 As he entered a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance, 13 and raised their voices, saying, 'Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!' 14 When he saw them, he said, 'Go, show yourselves to the priests.' And as they went, they were cleansed.
  • Acts 26:29 : 29 Paul replied, 'I pray to God that whether in a short or long time, not only you but all who are listening to me today might become as I am—except for these chains.'
  • 1 Cor 4:8 : 8 Already you are full! Already you are rich! You have begun to reign without us—and how I wish that you really had begun to reign, so that we also might reign with you!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 5:4-7
    4 verses
    85%

    4 Naaman went and told his master, saying, 'This is what the girl from the land of Israel said.'

    5 The king of Aram said, 'Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.' So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothes.

    6 He brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read: 'Now, when this letter reaches you, know that I have sent you my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.'

    7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, 'Am I God, able to kill and bring to life, that this man sends someone to me to cure him of his leprosy? See for yourselves that he is seeking a quarrel with me!'

  • 2 Kgs 5:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1 Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master's sight and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant warrior, but he had leprosy.

    2 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.

  • 2 Kgs 5:9-15
    7 verses
    78%

    9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house.

    10 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, 'Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be cleansed.'

    11 But Naaman became angry and left, saying, 'I thought he would surely come out to me, stand, call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot, and cure the leprosy.'

    12 'Are not the Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be cleansed?' So he turned and went away in a rage.

    13 But his servants approached him and said, 'My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he says to you, “Wash and be cleansed”? '

    14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. His flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.

    15 Then Naaman and all his entourage returned to the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.'

  • 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.'

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    26 But Elisha said to him, 'Was my spirit not with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, male servants, and female servants?'

    27 Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.' Then Gehazi went out from Elisha's presence, leprous, as white as snow.

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    12 He said to his servant Gehazi, "Call this Shunammite woman." So he called her, and she stood before him.

    13 Elisha said to him, "Tell her this: 'You have gone to all this trouble for us. What can be done for you? Should I speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?'" She replied, "I am content to live among my own people."

    14 Elisha asked, "What then can be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."

    15 Elisha said, "Call her." So Gehazi called her, and she came and stood in the doorway.

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    17 Then Naaman said, 'If you will not, please let your servant be given as much soil as two mules can carry, because from now on your servant will not offer any burnt offering or sacrifice to any other gods but to the LORD.'

    18 But may the LORD forgive your servant in this one matter: When my master enters the temple of Rimmon to bow down, and he is leaning on my arm and I bow there also—when I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the LORD forgive your servant for this.'

    19 'Go in peace,' Elisha said. So Naaman departed and traveled some distance.

    20 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, 'Look, my master has let this Aramean, Naaman, go without accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and take something from him.'

    21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from his chariot to meet him and asked, 'Is everything all right?'

  • 7 Elisha came to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, was sick. It was reported to him, "The man of God has come all the way here."

  • Luke 5:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12 While He was in one of the towns, a man full of leprosy came and saw Jesus. He fell facedown and begged Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."

    13 Then Jesus reached out His hand, touched him, and said, "I am willing; be cleansed." Immediately, the leprosy left him.

  • 14 Then Hazael left Elisha and returned to his master, who asked him, "What did Elisha say to you?" Hazael replied, "He told me that you will certainly recover."

  • 25 So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When Elisha saw her in the distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, "Look, there is the Shunammite woman!"

  • Mark 1:40-42
    3 verses
    71%

    40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, 'If you are willing, you can make me clean.'

    41 Jesus was filled with compassion. He reached out his hand and touched the man. 'I am willing,' he said, 'Be clean!'

    42 Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

  • 10 Elisha said to him, "Go and say to him, 'You will certainly recover,' but the LORD has shown me that he will surely die."

  • 6 Then the king answered and said to the man of God, 'Entreat now the favor of the LORD your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored to me.' So the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king's hand was restored to him and became as it was before.

  • 17 After this, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick. His illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

  • 36 Elisha called Gehazi and said, 'Call the Shunammite woman.' So he called her, and when she came, he said, 'Take your son.'

  • Matt 8:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2 And behold, a man with leprosy approached and knelt before Him, saying, 'Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.'

    3 Jesus reached out His hand, touched him, and said, 'I am willing; be clean.' Immediately, the leprosy was cleansed from him.

  • 5 As Gehazi was recounting how Elisha had restored the dead to life, the woman whose son Elisha had restored came to cry out to the king about her house and her land. Gehazi said, "My lord the king, here is the woman, and here is her son whom Elisha restored to life!"

  • 12 One of his servants said, "No, my lord the king; Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom."

  • 8 Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 27 When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came to push her away, but the man of God said, 'Leave her alone! She is deeply troubled, but the LORD has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.'

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    22 She called her husband and said, "Please send me one of the servants and a donkey so I can go to the man of God and come back."

    23 He asked, "Why are you going to him today? It’s not a New Moon or a Sabbath." She replied, "It is well."

  • 31 He said, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!"

  • 30 But the boy’s mother said, 'As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.' So he got up and followed her.

  • 5 But the LORD had already told Ahijah, "The wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire about her son, for he is sick. You are to say such-and-such to her. When she arrives, she will be pretending to be someone else."

  • 11 But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, "Elisha, son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here."

  • 23 Naaman said, 'Please take two talents.' He urged Gehazi, tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two sets of clothes, and gave them to his two servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.