World English Bible
"But he said, "As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none." He urged him to take it; but he refused."
— 2 Kings 5:16, World English Bible
“But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.”
“But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. ”
“But Elisha replied,“As certainly as the LORD lives(whom I serve), I will take nothing from you.” Naaman insisted that he take it, but he refused.”
“But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused.”
“But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.”
“But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.”
His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean?'"
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.
He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, "See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, please take a gift from your servant."
But he said, "As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none." He urged him to take it; but he refused.
Naaman said, "If not, then, please let there be given to your servant two mules' burden of earth; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.
In this thing may Yahweh pardon your servan: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon. When I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh pardon your servant in this thing."
He said to him, "Go in peace." So he departed from him a little way.