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Berean Standard Bible

“So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.”

2 Kings 5:14

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Naaman, commander of the army of Aram and a man of great honor, suffers from a skin disease. A captured Israelite girl tells his wife about the prophet in Samaria.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.

World English Bible (WEB)

Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

King James Version (KJV)

Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then went he down, and dipped [himself] seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then he went down seven times into the waters of Jordan, as the man of God had said; and his flesh became like the flesh of a little child again, and he was clean.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

El entonces descendió, y zambullóse siete veces en el Jordán, conforme á la palabra del varón de Dios: y su carne se volvió como la carne de un niño, y fué limpio.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Naamán fue al río Jordán, se sumergió siete veces, como el profeta le había dicho, y su carne quedó tan sana como la de un niño.

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