2 Chronicles 15:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
(vai·ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
into the covenantבַבְּרִ֔ית
(vab·be·rit,)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
to seekלִדְרֹ֕ושׁ
(lid·ro·vsh)
1875: to resort to, seeka prim. root
the LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י
(e·lo·hei)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
of their fathersאֲבֹותֵיהֶ֑ם
(a·vo·v·tei·hem;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
with allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
their heartלְבָבָ֖ם
(le·va·vam)
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word
and soul;נַפְשָֽׁם׃
(naf·sham.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And they entered
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into a covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
to seek
darash  (daw-rash')
to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
of their fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
with all their heart
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
and with all their soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their ancestors with all their mind and all their heart.

International Standard Version
They also entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their ancestors with all their heart and soul,

NET Bible
They solemnly agreed to seek the LORD God of their ancestors with their whole heart and being.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They made an agreement with one another to dedicate their lives to serving the LORD God of their ancestors with all their heart and soul.

King James 2000 Bible
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
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