2 Kings 5:12

Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.

BSB · Berean Standard Bible

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

Note Abana: or, Amana

KJV · King James Version

Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.

WEB · World English Bible

Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

ASV · American Standard Version

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better: 2 Kings 5:17; 2 Kings 2:8, 14; Joshua 3:15–17; Ezekiel 47:1–8; Zechariah 13:1; Zechariah 14:8; Mark 1:9