2 Chronicles 20:3

“Jehoshaphat was afraid, and set his face to seek YHWH, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.”

2 Chronicles 20:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 20:3, word by word

Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafat

Jehoshaphat

Jehoshaphat: the name of several men; among them David's recorder (2 Samuel 8:16) and a king of Judah (1 Kings 22). It means "YHWH has judged." It is also the name of a valley (Joel 3).

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was afraidיִּרָאyira

fear

To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.

Where else “yira” appears
and setיִּתֵּןyiten

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “yiten” appears
his faceפָּנָיpanay

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

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to seekדְרוֹשׁderosh

consult

To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.

Where else “derosh” 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.

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and proclaimedיִּקְרָאyikra

proclaim

To announce aloud.

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a fastצוֹםtsom

fast

Fast: going without food for a time, as a sign of mourning, of sorrow for sin, or of pleading with God.

Where else “tsom” 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.

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The context

2They came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Aram; and look, they are in Hazazon-tamar, that is En-gedi.”

3 · This verse (above)

4Judah gathered to seek help from YHWH; also from all the cities of Judah they came to seek YHWH.

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