Naaman's wife's servant girl
The Little Witness
A young Israelite girl who was taken captive by the Arameans and served in the house of the Syrian commander Naaman. Despite her young age and status as a slave, she showed great faith by testifying about the prophet Elisha, which led to Naaman's healing from leprosy.
Événements clés
Taken captive from Israel
The young girl was kidnapped from Israel during a raid by Aramean troops and was set to serve Naaman's wife.
2Now raiding parties had gone out from Aram, and they had carried off a young girl from the land of Israel, and she waited on Naaman's wife.
וַאֲרָם֙ יָצְא֣וּ גְדוּדִ֔ים וַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נַעֲרָ֣ה קְטַנָּ֑ה וַתְּהִ֕י לִפְנֵ֖י אֵ֥שֶׁת נַעֲמָֽן׃
Testifying about the prophet Elisha
With bold faith, the servant girl told her mistress that the prophet in Samaria could heal Naaman of his leprosy.
3She said to her mistress, "If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy."
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־גְּבִרְתָּ֔הּ אַחֲלֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י לִפְנֵ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן אָ֛ז יֶאֱסֹ֥ף אֹת֖וֹ מִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃
Her words reach the king of Aram
The girl's testimony was taken seriously and led to Naaman traveling to Israel to seek healing, which resulted in his miraculous recovery.
4So Naaman went to his master and told him, "This is what the girl from the land of Israel said."
וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לַאדֹנָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר כָּזֹ֤את וְכָזֹאת֙ דִּבְּרָ֣ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵאֶ֥רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
5"Go, then," said the king of Aram, "and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So Naaman set out, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָם֙ לֶךְ־בֹּ֔א וְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥ה סֵ֖פֶר אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ וַיִּקַּ֨ח בְּיָד֜וֹ עֶ֣שֶׂר כִּכְּרֵי־כֶ֗סֶף וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ זָהָ֔ב וְעֶ֖שֶׂר חֲלִיפ֥וֹת בְּגָדִֽים׃