God & Savior

2 Chronicles 26:5

He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
2 Chronicles 26:5
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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)

וַיְהִי֙ לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֱלֹהִ֔ים בִּימֵ֣י זְכַרְיָ֔הוּ הַמֵּבִ֖ין בִּרְאֹ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבִימֵי֙ דָּרְשׁ֣וֹ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה הִצְלִיח֖וֹ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס

  1. וַיְהִי֙vay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. לִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.Rosh“to seek”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
  3. אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  4. בִּימֵ֣יbi.Mei“in [the] days of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  5. זְכַרְיָ֔הוּze.khar.Ya.hu“Zechariah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from זְכַרְיָהוּ · “Zechariah” · Strong's H2148L
  6. הַמֵּבִ֖יןha.me.Vin“who was skilled”
    Definite article + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
  7. בִּרְאֹ֣תbir.'Ot“in [the] seeing of”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָאָה · “seer” · Strong's H7200L
  8. הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  9. וּבִימֵי֙u.vi.Mei“and in [the] days of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  10. דָּרְשׁ֣וֹda.re.Sho“seeking he”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  13. הִצְלִיח֖וֹhitz.li.Cho“he made prosper him”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָלֵחַ · “to prosper” · Strong's H6743B
  14. הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)