2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 16:3

³“Let there be a treaty^a between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

Footnotes

a 16:3 Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant; twice in this verse.

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a treaty	בְּרִית֙	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
between me and you	בֵּינִ֣י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
between	וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ	ū·ḇê·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singular	H996 interval, space between
my father	אָבִ֖י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
and your father	אָבִ֑יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
See	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I have sent	שָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽי	šā·laḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
you	לְךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
silver	כֶּ֣סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and gold	וְזָהָ֔ב	wə·zā·hāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
Now go	לֵ֞ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and break	הָפֵ֣ר	hā·p̄êr	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H6565 break, frustrate
your treaty	בְּרִֽיתְךָ֗	bə·rî·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1285 covenant
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
Baasha	בַּעְשָׁא֙	ba‘·šā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1201 Basha
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
so that he will withdraw	וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה	wə·ya·‘ă·leh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from me	מֵעָלָֽי׃	mê·‘ā·lāy	Preposition-m; first person common singular	H5921 height

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Psalm 15:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.