2 Chronicles 29:31

“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.”

2 Chronicles 29:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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).

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answeredיַּעַןyaan

answer

To reply to what was said.

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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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you have ordained yourselvesמִלֵּאתֶםmiletem

ordain

Literally "fill the hand": to install someone as priest.

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you have ordained yourselvesיֶדְyed

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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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.

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come nearגֹּשׁוּgoshu

come near

To go until one is near someone or something.

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and bringהָבִיאוּhaviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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sacrificesזְבָחִיםzevachim

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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and thanksgivingsתוֹדוֹתtodot

thanksgiving

Grateful praise aloud for what God has done.

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to the houseבֵיתvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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And the assemblyקָּהָלkahal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

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who were of a generousנְדִיבnediv

generous

Someone who gives gladly, without being asked twice.

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heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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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.

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