Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.2 Chronicles 21:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֣ם׀ אֲ֠בִיהֶם מַתָּנ֨וֹת רַבּ֜וֹת לְכֶ֤סֶף וּלְזָהָב֙ וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹת עִם־עָרֵ֥י מְצֻר֖וֹת בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָ֛ה נָתַ֥ן לִֽיהוֹרָ֖ם כִּי־ה֥וּא הַבְּכֽוֹר׃ פ
- וַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.Ten“and he had given”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לָהֶ֣ם׀la.Hem“to them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- אֲ֠בִיהֶם'A.vi.hem“father their”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- מַתָּנ֨וֹתma.ta.Not“gifts”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַתָּנָה · “gift” · Strong's H4979
- רַבּ֜וֹתra.Bot“many”Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- לְכֶ֤סֶףle.Khe.sef“to silver”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
- וּלְזָהָב֙u.le.za.Hav“and to gold”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָהָב · “gold” · Strong's H2091
- וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹתu.le.mig.da.Not“and to excellent things”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִגְדָּנָה · “precious thing” · Strong's H4030
- עִם־'im-“with”Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei“cities of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- מְצֻר֖וֹתme.tzu.Rot“fortifications”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מְצוּרָה · “fortress” · Strong's H4694
- בִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.Dah“in Judah”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַמַּמְלָכָ֛הha.mam.la.Khah“the kingdom”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַמְלָכָה · “kingdom” · Strong's H4467
- נָתַ֥ןna.Tan“he gave”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לִֽיהוֹרָ֖םli.ho.Ram“to Jehoram”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹרָם · “Jehoram” · Strong's H3088G
- כִּי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- ה֥וּאhu'“he”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- הַבְּכֽוֹר׃ פha.be.Khor“[was] the firstborn”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בְּכוֹר · “firstborn” · Strong's H1060
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)