5:20a Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said,
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself,
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But Elisha’s servant Gehazi thought to himself,
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But Elisha’s servant Gehazi began thinking
5:20b “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman,
“My master ⌊Elisha⌋ was too nice/kind to this Naaman, this Aramean.
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“My master should not have let this Naaman, this ⌊foreign⌋ Aramean/Syrian, go home like that.
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that Elisha had been too generous to Naaman, a ⌊foreigner/enemy⌋ from Aram.
5:20c while not accepting what he brought.
He let him go home without accepting the things he had brought!
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He should have accepted his gifts.
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He wished that Elisha had taken his gifts.
5:20d As surely as the LORD lives,
As Yahweh lives
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⌊I swear by⌋ the living Yahweh that
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Gehazi/He swore that he would
5:20e I will run after him
I will chase/go after Naaman
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I will hurry ⌊and meet up with⌋ Naaman
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try to catch up with Naaman.
5:20f and get something from him.”
and take something from him.”
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and accept something from him.”
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He hoped to get some of the gifts ⌊for himself⌋ .
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