Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.2 Chronicles 15:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ בַבְּרִ֔ית לִדְר֕וֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם בְּכָל־לְבָבָ֖ם וּבְכָל־נַפְשָֽׁם׃
- וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- בַבְּרִ֔יתva.be.Rit“in the covenant”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
- לִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.osh“to seek”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.Hem“ancestors their”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- בְּכָל־be.khol“with all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- לְבָבָ֖םle.va.Vam“heart their”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לֵבָב · “heart” · Strong's H3824
- וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-“and with all”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- נַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.Sham“being their”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)