וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו אֱלִישָׁ֖ע מַלְאָ֣ךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר הָל֗וֹךְ וְרָחַצְתָּ֤ שֶֽׁבַע־פְּעָמִים֙ בַּיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וְיָשֹׁ֧ב בְּשָׂרְךָ֛ לְךָ֖ וּטְהָֽר׃
Nagpadala si Eliseo ng isang sugo sa kanya upang sabihin: “Humayo ka at maligo nang pitong ulit sa Jordan, at manunumbalik sa iyo ang iyong laman, at ikaw ay magiging malinis.”
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Elisha sent him a message” [5:10]. Elisha sent Naaman a message. Tell him that he should wash seven times and immerse himself in the river Jordan and he will be healed. Naaman was angry and said: I thought that the prophet would pray to God for me that I should be healed. There is much better water in the rivers of our land than in the land of Israel. Could I not wash in them and be healed? He went away angry. His servant went to Naaman and said: my lord, the prophet did not give you something difficult for a cure. That is, why do you care about it? Bathing is a small thing.