2 Chronicles 26:21

So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace to govern the people of the land.
2 Chronicles 26:21
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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)

וַיְהִי֩ עֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ מְצֹרָ֣ע׀ עַד־י֣וֹם מוֹת֗וֹ וַיֵּ֜שֶׁב בֵּ֤ית הַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ מְצֹרָ֔ע כִּ֥י נִגְזַ֖ר מִבֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְיוֹתָ֤ם בְּנוֹ֙ עַל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שׁוֹפֵ֖ט אֶת־עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃

  1. וַיְהִי֩vay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. עֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ'u.zi.Ya.hu“Uzziah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֻזִּיָּהוּ · “Uzziah” · Strong's H5818G
  3. הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  4. מְצֹרָ֣ע׀me.tzo.Ra'“leprous”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָרַע · “be leprous” · Strong's H6879
  5. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  6. י֣וֹםYom“[the] day of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  7. מוֹת֗וֹmo.To“death his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  8. וַיֵּ֜שֶׁבvai.Ye.shev“and he dwelt”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  9. בֵּ֤יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  10. הַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ha.cha.fe.shut“<the> separateness”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇפְשִׁית · “freedom” · Strong's H2669
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  11. מְצֹרָ֔עme.tzo.Ra'“leprous”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָרַע · “be leprous” · Strong's H6879
  12. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. נִגְזַ֖רnig.Zar“he was cut off”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּזַר · “to cut” · Strong's H1504
  14. מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beit“from [the] house of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  15. יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  16. וְיוֹתָ֤םve.yo.Tam“and Jotham”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹתָם · “Jotham” · Strong's H3147H
  17. בְּנוֹ֙be.No“son his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  18. עַל־'al-“[was] over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  19. בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004P
  20. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  21. שׁוֹפֵ֖טsho.Fet“judging”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁפַט · “to judge” · Strong's H8199
  22. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  23. עַ֥ם'am“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  24. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)