Verse 7
2 Kings 5:7
New Living Translation
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When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, “Am I God (Elohim), that I can give life and take it away? Why is this man asking me to heal someone with leprosy? I can see that he’s just trying to pick a fight with me.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֡י כִּ/קְרֹא֩ מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל אֶת הַ/סֵּ֜פֶר וַ/יִּקְרַ֣ע בְּגָדָ֗י/ו וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַ/אֱלֹהִ֥ים אָ֨נִי֙ לְ/הָמִ֣ית וּֽ/לְ/הַחֲי֔וֹת כִּֽי זֶה֙ שֹׁלֵ֣חַ אֵלַ֔/י לֶ/אֱסֹ֥ף אִ֖ישׁ מִ/צָּֽרַעְתּ֑/וֹ כִּ֤י אַךְ דְּעֽוּ נָא֙ וּ/רְא֔וּ כִּֽי מִתְאַנֶּ֥ה ה֖וּא לִֽ/י
English Translation
And it came to pass when the king of Israel read the scroll, that he tore his clothes and said, "The Lord is indeed intent on putting to death and bringing to life, for this is what He sends to collect a man from his leprosy, for surely know now and see that it is he who is distressed for me."
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