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
Original language and places
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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׃
- וַיְהִי֩vay.Hi“and he was”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- עֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ'u.zi.Ya.hu“Uzziah”Noun, proper name of a man · from עֻזִּיָּהוּ · “Uzziah” · Strong's H5818G
- הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- מְצֹרָ֣ע׀me.tzo.Ra'“leprous”Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָרַע · “be leprous” · Strong's H6879
- עַד־'ad-“until”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- י֣וֹםYom“[the] day of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- מוֹת֗וֹmo.To“death his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
- וַיֵּ֜שֶׁבvai.Ye.shev“and he dwelt”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- בֵּ֤יתbeit“[the] house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- הַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ha.cha.fe.shut“<the> separateness”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇפְשִׁית · “freedom” · Strong's H2669Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- מְצֹרָ֔עme.tzo.Ra'“leprous”Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָרַע · “be leprous” · Strong's H6879
- כִּ֥יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- נִגְזַ֖רnig.Zar“he was cut off”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּזַר · “to cut” · Strong's H1504
- מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beit“from [the] house of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
- יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- וְיוֹתָ֤םve.yo.Tam“and Jotham”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹתָם · “Jotham” · Strong's H3147H
- בְּנוֹ֙be.No“son his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- עַל־'al-“[was] over”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004P
- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- שׁוֹפֵ֖טsho.Fet“judging”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁפַט · “to judge” · Strong's H8199
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עַ֥ם'am“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- 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)