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and whoeverוְכֹל אֲשֶׁרwould notלֹאseekיִדְרֹשׁYHWH,לַיהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwould be put to death,יוּמָתfromלְמִןsmallקָטֹןtoוְעַדgreat,גָּדוֹלfromלְמֵmanאִישׁtoוְעַדwoman.אִשָּׁה
2 Chronicles 15:13
Study it in the app“and whoever would not seek YHWH, Elohim of Israel, would be put to death, from small to great, from man to woman.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 15:13, word by word
- seekיִדְרֹשׁyidrosh
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “yidrosh” appears- 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- Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- would be put to deathיוּמָתyumat
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “yumat” appears- smallקָטֹןkaton
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “katon” appears- greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears
The context
12They entered into the covenant to seek YHWH, Elohim of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
13 · This verse (above)
14They swore to YHWH with a loud voice, and with acclamation, and with trumpets and with shofars.