Hebrew Interlinear

2 Chronicles 15:12 Interlinear

And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיָּבֹ֣אוּH935And they enteredto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
2בַבְּרִ֔יתH1285into a covenanta compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
3לִדְר֕וֹשׁH1875to seekproperly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
4אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
5יְהוָ֖הH3068the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
6אֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
7אֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םH1of their fathersfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
8בְּכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
9לְבָבָ֖םH3824with all their heartthe heart (as the most interior organ)
10וּבְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
11נַפְשָֽׁם׃H5315and with all their soulproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

Verse Context

2 Chronicles 15:11And they offered unto the LORD the same time of the spoil...
2 Chronicles 15:12 (current)And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul
2 Chronicles 15:13 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God...

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