2 Kings 5:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But he said,וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"As the LORDיְהוָ֛ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
lives,חַי־
(chai-)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
beforeלְפָנָ֖יו
(le·fa·nav)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
whomאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I stand,עָמַ֥דְתִּי
(a·mad·ti)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
I will takeאֶקָּ֑ח
(ek·kach;)
3947: to takea prim. root
nothing."אִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
And he urgedוַיִּפְצַר־
(vai·yif·tzar-)
6484: to push, pressa prim. root
him to takeלָקַ֖חַת
(la·ka·chat)
3947: to takea prim. root
[it], but he refused.וַיְמָאֵֽן׃
(vay·ma·'en.)
3985: to refusea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
As the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
liveth
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
whom I stand
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
I will receive
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
none And he urged
patsar  (paw-tsar')
to peck at, i.e. (figuratively) stun or dull -- press, urge, stubbornness.
him to take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
it but he refused
ma'en  (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But he said, "As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will take nothing." And he urged him to take it, but he refused.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives, I stand before Him. I will not accept it." Naaman urged him to accept it, but he refused.

International Standard Version
But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not receive anything from you." Though Naaman urged him to take it, Elisha declined.

NET Bible
But Elisha replied, "As certainly as the LORD lives (whom I serve), I will take nothing from you." Naaman insisted that he take it, but he refused.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Elisha said, "I solemnly swear, as the LORD whom I serve lives, I will not accept it." Naaman urged him to take it, but he refused.

King James 2000 Bible
But he said, As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
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