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They sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּto YHWHלַיהוָהon thatבַּ הַהוּאday,יּוֹםfromמִןthe spoilהַשָּׁלָלthat they had brought,הֵבִיאוּsevenשְׁבַעhundredמֵאוֹתcattleבָּקָרand sevenוְ שִׁבְעַתthousandאֲלָפִיםsheep and goats.צֹאן
2 Chronicles 15:11
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2 Chronicles 15:11, word by word
- They sacrificedיִּזְבְּחוּyizbchu
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “yizbchu” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- the spoilשָּׁלָלshalal
spoil, plunder
Spoil: what is taken from a defeated enemy.
Where else “shalal” appears- that they had broughtהֵבִיאוּheviu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heviu” appears- sevenשְׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- cattleבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- sheep and goatsצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears
The context
10They gathered at Jerusalem in the third month of year fifteen of the reign of Asa.
11 · This verse (above)
12They entered into the covenant to seek YHWH, Elohim of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;