2 Kings 23:21

The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”
2 Kings 23:21
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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)

וַיְצַ֤ו הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר עֲשׂ֣וּ פֶ֔סַח לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם כַּכָּת֕וּב עַ֛ל סֵ֥פֶר הַבְּרִ֖ית הַזֶּֽה׃

  1. וַיְצַ֤וvay.Tzav“and he commanded”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  2. הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. הָעָ֣םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  6. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  7. עֲשׂ֣וּ'a.Su“observe”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  8. פֶ֔סַחFe.sach“a passover”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫סַח · “Passover” · Strong's H6453
  9. לַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.Khem“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  11. כַּכָּת֕וּבka.ka.Tuv“according to <the> [what] is written”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּתַב · “to write” · Strong's H3789
  12. עַ֛ל'al“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. סֵ֥פֶרSe.fer“[the] scroll of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סֵ֫פֶר · “book” · Strong's H5612H
  14. הַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.Rit“the covenant”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  15. הַזֶּֽה׃ha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)