2 Chronicles 21:3

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
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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)

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֣ם׀ אֲ֠בִיהֶם מַתָּנ֨וֹת רַבּ֜וֹת לְכֶ֤סֶף וּלְזָהָב֙ וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹת עִם־עָרֵ֥י מְצֻר֖וֹת בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָ֛ה נָתַ֥ן לִֽיהוֹרָ֖ם כִּי־ה֥וּא הַבְּכֽוֹר׃ פ

  1. וַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.Ten“and he had given”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  2. לָהֶ֣ם׀la.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  3. אֲ֠בִיהֶם'A.vi.hem“father their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  4. מַתָּנ֨וֹתma.ta.Not“gifts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַתָּנָה · “gift” · Strong's H4979
  5. רַבּ֜וֹתra.Bot“many”
    Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  6. לְכֶ֤סֶףle.Khe.sef“to silver”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
  7. וּלְזָהָב֙u.le.za.Hav“and to gold”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָהָב · “gold” · Strong's H2091
  8. וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹתu.le.mig.da.Not“and to excellent things”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִגְדָּנָה · “precious thing” · Strong's H4030
  9. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  10. עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei“cities of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  11. מְצֻר֖וֹתme.tzu.Rot“fortifications”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מְצוּרָה · “fortress” · Strong's H4694
  12. בִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.Dah“in Judah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  13. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. הַמַּמְלָכָ֛הha.mam.la.Khah“the kingdom”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַמְלָכָה · “kingdom” · Strong's H4467
  15. נָתַ֥ןna.Tan“he gave”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  16. לִֽיהוֹרָ֖םli.ho.Ram“to Jehoram”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹרָם · “Jehoram” · Strong's H3088G
  17. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. ה֥וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  19. 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)