2 Chronicles 30:7

“Do not be like your fathers and like your brothers, who were unfaithful to YHWH, the Elohim of their fathers, so that he gave them over to horror, as you see.”

2 Chronicles 30:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 30:7, word by word

beתִּהְיוּtihyu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tihyu” appears
like your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיavote

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avote” appears
and like your brothersאֲחֵיache

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “ache” appears
were unfaithfulמָעֲלוּmaalu

be unfaithful

Be unfaithful, break the loyalty owed; especially, keep for oneself what belongs to God.

Where else “maalu” 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
the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
so that he gave them overיִּתְּנֵyitne

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “yitne” appears
to horrorשַׁמָּהshama

horror

Something that horrifies everyone.

Where else “shama” appears
seeרֹאִיםroim

see

To see with one's eyes.

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The context

6So the runners went with the letters from the hand of the king and his officials through all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, “Sons of Israel, return to YHWH, the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to those who escaped who are left to you from the hand of the kings of Assyria.

7 · This verse (above)

8Now do not stiffen your necks like your fathers; give your hand to YHWH, and come to his sanctuary which he has sanctified forever, and serve YHWH your Elohim, and his burning anger will turn away from you.

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