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Asaאָסָאwent outוַיֵּצֵאbefore him,לְפָנָיוand they drew upוַיַּעַרְכוּbattleמִלְחָמָהin the valleyבְּגֵיאof ZephathahצְפַתָהnearלְMareshah.מָרֵשָׁה
2 Chronicles 14:10
Study it in the app“Asa went out before him, and they drew up battle in the valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 14:10, word by word
- Asaאָסָאasa
Asa
Asa: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the king of Judah, son of Abijam, who reigned forty-one years and did what was right in the eyes of YHWH (1 Kings 15:9-24); a Levite also bears the name (1 Chronicles 9:16).
Where else “asa” appears- went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- and they drew upיַּעַרְכוּyaarchu
draw up
To set soldiers in lines, ready for battle.
Where else “yaarchu” appears- battleמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- in the valleyגֵיאge
valley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “ge” appears- of Zephathahצְפַתָהtsefata
Zephathah
Zephathah: name of a valley near the town of Mareshah, in Judah.
Where else “tsefata” appears- Mareshahמָרֵשָׁהmaresha
Mareshah
Mareshah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah; also the name of two men of Judah.
Where else “maresha” appears
The context
9Zerah the Cushite came out against them with a force of a thousand thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.
10 · This verse (above)
11Asa cried out to YHWH his Elohim and said, “YHWH, there is none like you to help between the mighty and the one without strength. Help us, YHWH our Elohim, for on you we rely, and in your name we have come against this multitude. YHWH, you are our Elohim; do not let mortal man prevail against you.”