14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 5:14:1 ⧉וַיֵּ֗רֶדvayeredand he went down 2 Kings 5:14:2 ⧉וַיִּטְבֹּ֤לvayitboland he dipped 2 Kings 5:14:3 ⧉בַּיַּרְדֵּן֙bayardenin the Jordan 2 Kings 5:14:4 ⧉שֶׁ֣בַעshevaseven 2 Kings 5:14:5 ⧉פְּעָמִ֔יםpeamimtimes 2 Kings 5:14:6 ⧉כִּדְבַ֖רkidvaraccording to the word of 2 Kings 5:14:7 ⧉אִ֣ישׁishthe man of 2 Kings 5:14:8 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhaelohimGod 2 Kings 5:14:9 ⧉וַיָּ֣שָׁבvayashavand returned 2 Kings 5:14:10 ⧉בְּשָׂר֗וֹbesarohis flesh 2 Kings 5:14:11 ⧉כִּבְשַׂ֛רkivsarlike the flesh of 2 Kings 5:14:12 ⧉נַ֥עַרnaara boy 2 Kings 5:14:13 ⧉קָטֹ֖ןkatonsmall or little 2 Kings 5:14:14 ⧉וַיִּטְהָֽר׃vayitharand he was clean |
14. Formal Translation Then he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God {Elohim, Restoring God}, and his flesh returned like the flesh of a little boy, and he became clean. |
14. Dynamic Translation So he went down and immersed himself in the Jordan seven times, just as the word of the man of God {Elohim, Purifying God} had said; and his flesh returned like the flesh of a young child, and he was clean. |