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2 Chronicles 16:12

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
2 Chronicles 16:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֶּחֱלֶ֣א אָסָ֡א בִּשְׁנַת֩ שְׁלוֹשִׁ֨ים וָתֵ֤שַׁע לְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙ בְּרַגְלָ֔יו עַד־לְמַ֖עְלָה חָלְי֑וֹ וְגַם־בְּחָלְיוֹ֙ לֹא־דָרַ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֖י בָּרֹפְאִֽים׃

  1. וַיֶּחֱלֶ֣אvai.ye.che.Le'“and he became sick”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָלָא · “be sick” · Strong's H2456
  2. אָסָ֡א'a.Sa'“Asa”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אָסָא · “Asa” · Strong's H0609G
  3. בִּשְׁנַת֩bish.Nat“in year”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  4. שְׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.Shim“thirty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁלֹשִׁים · “thirty” · Strong's H7970
  5. וָתֵ֤שַׁעva.Te.sha'“and nine”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from תֵּ֫שַׁע · “nine” · Strong's H8672
  6. לְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙le.mal.khu.To“of reign his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַלְכוּת · “royalty” · Strong's H4438
  7. בְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.Lav“in feet his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  8. עַד־'ad-“[was] to”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  9. לְמַ֖עְלָהle.Ma'.lah“<to> upwards <towards>”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from מַ֫עַל · “above” · Strong's H4605
  10. חָלְי֑וֹchal.Yo“sickness his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֳלִי · “sickness” · Strong's H2483
  11. וְגַם־ve.gam-“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  12. בְּחָלְיוֹ֙be.chal.Yo“in sickness his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֳלִי · “sickness” · Strong's H2483
  13. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. דָרַ֣שׁda.Rash“he sought”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
  15. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  17. כִּ֖יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. בָּרֹפְאִֽים׃ba.ro.fe.'Im“<in> the physicians”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from רָפָא · “to heal” · Strong's H7495
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)