5:12 The rivers of Damascus, the Abana and Pharpar, are better than any of the waters of Israel! 1 Could I not wash in them and be healed?” So he turned around and went away angry.
1 tnHeb “Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all of the waters of Israel?” The rhetorical question expects an emphatic “yes” as an answer.