and he went outוַיֵּצֵאbeforeלִפְנֵיAsaאָסָאand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Hearשְׁמָעוּme,נִיAsaאָסָאand allוְכָלJudahיְהוּדָהand Benjamin!וּבִנְיָמִןYHWHיְהוָהis with youעִמָּכֶםwhile you areבִּהְיוֹתְכֶםwith him.עִמּוֹIfוְאִםyou seek him,תִּדְרְשֻׁהוּhe will let himself be foundיִמָּצֵאby you;לָכֶםbut ifוְאִםyou abandon him,תַּעַזְבֻהוּhe will abandonיַעֲזֹבyou.אֶתְכֶם
2 Chronicles 15:2
Study it in the app“and he went out before Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! YHWH is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will let himself be found by you; but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 15:2, word by word
- and he went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Hearשְׁמָעוּshemau
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemau” appears- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- while you areהְיוֹתְheot
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “heot” appears- you seek himתִּדְרְשֻׁtidrshu
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “tidrshu” appears- he will let himself be foundיִמָּצֵאyimatse
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimatse” appears- you abandon himתַּעַזְבֻtaazvu
forsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “taazvu” appears
The context
1The spirit of Elohim came upon Azariah son of Oded,
2 · This verse (above)
3Many days Israel was without the true Elohim, and without a priest who taught, and without instruction.