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Nowעַתָּהit is inעִםmy heartלְבָבִיto makeלִכְרוֹתa covenantבְּרִיתwith YHWH,לַיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלso thatוְhis burningחֲרוֹןangerאַפּוֹmay turn awayיָשֹׁבfrom us.מִמֶּנּוּ
2 Chronicles 29:10
Study it in the app“Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, so that his burning anger may turn away from us.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 29:10, word by word
- my heartלְבָבִlevavi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levavi” appears- to makeכְרוֹתcherot
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “cherot” appears- a covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- with 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- the 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- his burningחֲרוֹןcharon
burning anger
Burning of anger.
Where else “charon” appears- angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- may turn awayיָשֹׁבyashov
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “yashov” appears
The context
9And look, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
10 · This verse (above)
11My sons, now do not be negligent, for YHWH has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and to be his ministers and those who burn incense.”