And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed [it]: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria [but] thrice.
KJV
Hebrew original
וַ/יִּקְצֹ֨ף עָלָ֜י/ו אִ֣ישׁ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לְ/הַכּ֨וֹת חָמֵ֤שׁ אוֹ שֵׁשׁ֙ פְּעָמִ֔ים אָ֛ז הִכִּ֥יתָ אֶת אֲרָ֖ם עַד כַּלֵּ֑ה וְ/עַתָּ֕ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖ים תַּכֶּ֥ה אֶת אֲרָֽם
Louis Segond 1910
L'homme de Dieu s'irrita contre lui, et dit: Il fallait frapper cinq ou six fois; alors tu aurais battu les Syriens jusqu'à leur extermination; maintenant tu les battras trois fois.
KJV
And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed [it]: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria [but] thrice.
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