2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 34:31
31So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| stood | וַיַּעֲמֹ֨ד | way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the pillar | עָמְד֗וֹ | ‘ā·mə·ḏōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5977 standing-place |
| and made | וַיִּכְרֹ֣ת | way·yiḵ·rōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| a covenant | הַבְּרִית֮ | hab·bə·rîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֒ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to follow | לָלֶ֜כֶת | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and to keep | וְלִשְׁמ֤וֹר | wə·liš·mō·wr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| His commandments | מִצְוֺתָיו֙ | miṣ·wō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4687 commandment |
| decrees | וְעֵֽדְוֺתָ֣יו | wə·‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5715 testimony |
| and statutes | וְחֻקָּ֔יו | wə·ḥuq·qāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his heart | לְבָב֖וֹ | lə·ḇā·ḇōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and all | וּבְכָל־ | ū·ḇə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his soul | נַפְשׁ֑וֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and to carry out | לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| the words | דִּבְרֵ֣י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the covenant | הַבְּרִ֔ית | hab·bə·rîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| that were written | הַכְּתוּבִ֖ים | hak·kə·ṯū·ḇîm | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H3789 write |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| book | הַסֵּ֥פֶר | has·sê·p̄er | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.