5:12a Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus,

The rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar,

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⌊Besides,⌋ ⌊in my country⌋ by/near Damascus, there are two ⌊good/clean⌋ rivers, the Abana River and the Pharpar River.

5:12b better than all the waters of Israel?

are better/nicer than all the rivers in Israel, are they not?

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They are both cleaner than any river ⌊here⌋ in Israel!

5:12c Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?”

Can I not become clean/pure by washing in them?”

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Surely I could have washed ⌊myself⌋ in either of those rivers and removed the impure/defiling ⌊skin disease⌋ !”

5:12d So he turned and went away in a rage.

So he/Naaman turned around and went away in great anger.

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Then Naaman turned and departed. He was very angry.

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