God & Savior

2 Chronicles 21:12

Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
2 Chronicles 21:12
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Original language and places

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)

וַיָּבֹ֤א אֵלָיו֙ מִכְתָּ֔ב מֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֱלֹהֵי֙ דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֔יךָ תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־הָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ בְּדַרְכֵי֙ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט אָבִ֔יךָ וּבְדַרְכֵ֖י אָסָ֥א מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃

  1. וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'“and it came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. אֵלָיו֙'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. מִכְתָּ֔בmikh.Tav“a writing”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִכְתָּב · “writing” · Strong's H4385
  4. מֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּme.'e.li.Ya.hu“from Elijah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֵלִיָּה · “Elijah” · Strong's H0452G
  5. הַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'“the prophet”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  6. לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  7. כֹּ֣ה׀koh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  8. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. אֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  11. דָּוִ֣ידda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  12. אָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.kha“ancestor your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  13. תַּ֗חַתTa.chat“because”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “because of” · Strong's H8478J
  14. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  15. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  16. הָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ha.Lakh.ta“you have walked”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  17. בְּדַרְכֵי֙be.dar.Khei“in [the] ways of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, plural, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  18. יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.Fat“Jehoshaphat”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשָׁפָט · “Jehoshaphat” · Strong's H3092I
  19. אָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.kha“father your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  20. וּבְדַרְכֵ֖יu.ve.dar.Khei“and in [the] ways of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, plural, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  21. אָסָ֥א'a.Sa'“Asa”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אָסָא · “Asa” · Strong's H0609G
  22. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  23. יְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)