And in everyוּבְכָלworkמַעֲשֶׂהthatאֲשֶׁרhe beganהֵחֵלin the serviceבַּעֲבוֹדַתof the houseבֵּיתof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםand in the lawוּבַתּוֹרָהand in the commandment,וּבַמִּצְוָהto seekלִדְרֹשׁhis Elohim,לֵאלֹהָיוhe did itעָשָׂהwith allבְּכָלhis heart,לְבָבוֹand prospered.וְהִצְלִיחַ
2 Chronicles 31:21
Study it in the app“And in every work that he began in the service of the house of Elohim, and in the law and in the commandment, to seek his Elohim, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 31:21, word by word
- workמַעֲשֶׂהmaase
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appears- he beganהֵחֵלhechel
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “hechel” appears- in the serviceעֲבוֹדַתavodat
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodat” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and in the lawתּוֹרָהtora
law
Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.
Where else “tora” appears- and in the commandmentמִּצְוָהmitsva
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsva” appears- to seekדְרֹשׁderosh
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “derosh” appears- he did itעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- his heartלְבָבlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears- and prosperedהִצְלִיחַhitsliach
prosper
To go well, thrive.
Where else “hitsliach” appears
The context
20Thus Hezekiah did in all Judah; and he did what was good and right and true before YHWH his Elohim.
21 · This verse (above)