Verse 12
2 Kings 5:12
Literal Standard Version
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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 turns and goes on in fury.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֲ/לֹ֡א טוֹב֩ אבנה אֲמָנָ֨ה וּ/פַרְפַּ֜ר נַהֲר֣וֹת דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק מִ/כֹּל֙ מֵימֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הֲ/לֹֽא אֶרְחַ֥ץ בָּ/הֶ֖ם וְ/טָהָ֑רְתִּי וַ/יִּ֖פֶן וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ בְּ/חֵמָֽה
English Translation
Is it not good to build a foundation, and the butterfly of the rivers of Damascus from all the waters of Israel? Shall I not wash in them and be cleansed? And he turned and went in heat.
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