2 Kings 5:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Are not Abanah(אֲמָנָ֨ה
(a·ma·nah)
71: a river near Damascussee Amanah
and Pharpar,וּפַרְפַּ֜ר
(u·far·par)
6554: a river near Damascusof uncertain derivation
the riversנַהֲרֹ֣ות
(na·ha·ro·vt)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
of Damascus,דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק
(dam·me·sek)
1834: a city in Aram (Syria)of foreign origin
betterטֹוב֩
(to·vv)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
allמִכֹּל֙
(mik·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the watersמֵימֵ֣י
(mei·mei)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
of Israel?יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
Could I not washאֶרְחַ֥ץ
(er·chatz)
7364: to wash, wash off or away, bathea prim. root
in them and be clean?"וְטָהָ֑רְתִּי
(ve·ta·ha·re·ti;)
2891: to be clean or purea prim. root
So he turnedוַיִּ֖פֶן
(vai·yi·fen)
6437: to turna prim. root
and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
(vai·ye·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
away in a rage.בְּחֵמָֽה׃
(be·che·mah.)
2534: heat, ragefrom yacham


















KJV Lexicon
Are not Abana
'Abanah  (ab-aw-naw')
stony; Abanah, a river near Damascus -- Abana.
'Amanah  (am-aw-naw')
Amanah, a mountain near Damascus -- Amana.
and Pharpar
Parpar  (par-par')
rapid; Parpar, a river of Syria -- Pharpar.
rivers
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
of Damascus
Dammeseq  (dam-meh'-sek)
Damascus, a city of Syria -- Damascus.
better
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
than all the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
may I not wash
rachats  (raw-khats')
to lave (the whole or a part of a thing) -- bathe (self), wash (self).
in them and be clean
taher  (taw-hare')
be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).
So he turned
panah  (paw-naw')
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
and went away
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
in a rage
chemah  (khay-maw')
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.

King James Bible
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Aren't Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and left in a rage.

International Standard Version
Aren't the Abana and Pharpar rivers in Damascus better than all of the water in Israel? Couldn't I just bathe in them and become clean?" So he turned away and left, filled with anger.

NET Bible
The rivers of Damascus, the Abana and Pharpar, are better than any of the waters of Israel! Could I not wash in them and be healed?" So he turned around and went away angry.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Abana and Pharpar Rivers in Damascus have better water than any of the rivers in Israel. Couldn't I wash in them and be clean?" So he turned around and left in anger.

King James 2000 Bible
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
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