What Does 2 Kings 5:15 Mean?

“And he returned”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

near, with or among; often in general, to

“to the man”

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“of God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“he and all his company”

an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or e

“and came”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“and stood”

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

“before”

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

“him and he said”

to say (used with great latitude)

lo!

'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction

“Behold now I know”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle

“of God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“in all the earth”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“but in Israel”

he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive

“now therefore I pray thee take”

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction

“a blessing”

benediction; by implication prosperity

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“of thy servant”

a servant