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2 Kings 5:3-5
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2 Kings 5:3-5
New English Translation
3 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.”
4 Naaman[a] went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said. 5 The king of Syria said, “Go! I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman[b] went, taking with him 10 talents[c] of silver, 6,000 shekels of gold,[d] and 10 suits of clothes.
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- 2 Kings 5:4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Kings 5:5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Kings 5:5 tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 750 pounds of silver (cf. NCV, NLT, CEV).
- 2 Kings 5:5 tn Heb “six thousand gold […].” The unit of measure is not given in the Hebrew text. A number of English versions supply “pieces” (e.g., KJV, ASV, NAB, TEV) or “shekels” (e.g., NASB, NIV, NRSV).
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