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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיְצַ֤ו הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר עֲשׂ֣וּ פֶ֔סַח לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם כַּכָּת֕וּב עַ֛ל סֵ֥פֶר הַבְּרִ֖ית הַזֶּֽה׃
- וַיְצַ֤וvay.Tzav“and he commanded”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- הָעָ֣םha.'Am“the people”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- עֲשׂ֣וּ'a.Su“observe”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- פֶ֔סַחFe.sach“a passover”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫סַח · “Passover” · Strong's H6453
- לַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.Khem“God your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- 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
- עַ֛ל'al“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- סֵ֥פֶרSe.fer“[the] scroll of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סֵ֫פֶר · “book” · Strong's H5612H
- הַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.Rit“the covenant”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
- 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)