5:7a When the king of Israel read the letter,

When the king of Israel read this letter,

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⌊Naaman gave⌋ the letter to the king of Israel. The king read it

5:7b he tore his clothes and asked,

he ⌊was upset and⌋ ripped his clothes. He said,

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and tore his clothes ⌊to show his distress/dismay⌋ . He shouted,

5:7c “Am I God,

“Am I God? ⌊No!⌋

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“I am not God!

5:7d killing and giving life,

Am I able to make people live or die? ⌊No!⌋

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I cannot kill ⌊anyone/people⌋ or make ⌊them⌋ alive again!

5:7e that this man expects me to cure a leper?

⌊So⌋ why has that man/king sent me a man sick with leprosy for me to cure?

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It is no use/good asking me to heal someone from/with this serious skin disease!

5:7f Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”

You (plur.) must realize/understand that he is only looking for an excuse to go to war with me!”

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This just shows that he wants to start a fight with me!”

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