He wentוַיֵּלֶךְfrom thereמִשָּׁםand foundוַיִּמְצָאJonadabאֶת יְהוֹנָדָבsonבֶּןof Rechabרֵכָבcoming to meet him,לִקְרָאתוֹand he blessed himוַיְבָרְכֵהוּand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Isהֲיֵשׁyour heartאֶת לְבָבְךָupright,יָשָׁרasכַּאֲשֶׁרmy heartלְבָבִיis withעִםyour heart?”לְבָבֶךָJonadabיְהוֹנָדָבsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“It is.”יֵשׁ“If it is,וָיֵשׁgive meתְּנָהyour hand.”אֶת יָדֶךָHe gave himוַיִּתֵּןhis hand,יָדוֹand he took him upוַיַּעֲלֵהוּwith himאֵלָיוintoאֶלthe chariot.הַמֶּרְכָּבָה
2 Kings 10:15
Study it in the app“He went from there and found Jonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him, and he blessed him and said to him, “Is your heart upright, as my heart is with your heart?” Jonadab said, “It is.” “If it is, give me your hand.” He gave him his hand, and he took him up with him into the chariot.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 10:15, word by word
- He wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- and foundיִּמְצָאyimtsa
meet
To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.
Where else “yimtsa” appears- Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָבyehonadav
Jonadab
Jonadab: the long form ("Jehonadab") of the same name as יוֹנָדָב; this translation writes both alike. It means "YHWH is generous".
Where else “yehonadav” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Rechabרֵכָבrechav
Rechab
Rechab, the name of several men; among them the one who, with his brother Baanah, killed Ish-bosheth (2 Samuel 4), and the ancestor of the Rechabites (Jeremiah 35).
Where else “rechav” appears- coming to meet himקְרָאתkerat
meet
To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.
Where else “kerat” appears- and he blessed himיְבָרְכֵyevarche
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarche” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- your heartלְבָבְlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears- uprightיָשָׁרyashar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appears- give meתְּנָtena
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tena” appears- your handיָדֶyade
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yade” appears- and he took him upיַּעֲלֵyaale
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “yaale” appears- the chariotמֶּרְכָּבָהmerkava
chariot
Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.
Where else “merkava” appears
Translation note
“He blessed him”: Hebrew uses “bless” also for greeting; it can be understood that he greeted him. Jeremiah 35 speaks of Jonadab son of Rechab and his descendants.
The context
14He said, “Seize them alive.” They seized them alive and slaughtered them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty two men, and he did not leave any of them.
15 · This verse (above)
16He said, “Come with me and see my zeal for YHWH.” So they had him ride in his chariot.