Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהוּansweredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Nowעַתָּהyou have ordained yourselvesמִלֵּאתֶם יֶדְכֶםto YHWH;לַיהוָהcome nearגֹּשׁוּand bringוְהָבִיאוּsacrificesזְבָחִיםand thanksgivingsוְתוֹדוֹתto the houseלְבֵיתof YHWH.”יְהוָהAnd the assemblyוַ הַקָּהָלbroughtיָּבִיאוּsacrificesזְבָחִיםand thanksgivings,וְתוֹדוֹתand allוְכָלwho were of a generousנְדִיבheart,לֵבburnt offerings.עֹלוֹת
2 Chronicles 29:31
Study it in the app“Hezekiah answered and said, “Now you have ordained yourselves to YHWH; come near and bring sacrifices and thanksgivings to the house of YHWH.” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thanksgivings, and all who were of a generous heart, burnt offerings.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 29:31, word by word
- Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהוּyechizkiyahu
Hezekiah
Hezekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is my strength" or "YHWH strengthens." Best known is the king of Judah, son of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:20; 18-20; Isaiah 36-39); other men also bear it (Zephaniah 1:1; Nehemiah 7:21).
Where else “yechizkiyahu” appears- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- you have ordained yourselvesמִלֵּאתֶםmiletem
ordain
Literally "fill the hand": to install someone as priest.
Where else “miletem” appears- you have ordained yourselvesיֶדְyed
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yed” 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- come nearגֹּשׁוּgoshu
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “goshu” appears- and bringהָבִיאוּhaviu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “haviu” appears- sacrificesזְבָחִיםzevachim
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevachim” appears- and thanksgivingsתוֹדוֹתtodot
thanksgiving
Grateful praise aloud for what God has done.
Where else “todot” appears- to the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- And the assemblyקָּהָלkahal
assembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kahal” appears- who were of a generousנְדִיבnediv
generous
Someone who gives gladly, without being asked twice.
Where else “nediv” appears- heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “olot” appears
Translation note
“Ordained yourselves”: literally “filled your hand,” the Hebrew expression for consecrating someone to a sacred service (Exodus 28:41).
The context
30Hezekiah the king and the officials ordered the Levites to praise YHWH with the words of David and of Asaph the seer; and they praised with great joy, and they bowed and bowed down.
31 · This verse (above)
32The number of the burnt offerings that the assembly brought was seventy cattle, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to YHWH.