2 Chronicles 17:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Jehovah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַל־יָדוֹ֙ עֲמַסְיָ֣ה בֶן־זִכְרִ֔י הַמִּתְנַדֵּ֖ב לַיהוָ֑ה וְעִמּ֛וֹ מָאתַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף גִּבּ֥וֹר חָֽיִל׃

Transliteration

And-on-yāḏô ʿĂmasyāh ben-Ziḵrî the-hammiṯnaddēḇ to-YHWH and-with-him māʾṯayim ʾelep̄ gibbôr ḥāyil

Grammar Details

*yāḏô*: noun, feminine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd masculine singular - 'his hand'
*ʿĂmasyāh*: proper noun - 'Amasiah'
*ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - 'son of'
*Ziḵrî*: proper noun - 'Zichri'
*hammiṯnaddēḇ*: definite article + hitpael participle, masculine singular - 'the one volunteering'
*YHWH*: proper noun - 'Yahweh/LORD'
*māʾṯayim*: cardinal number - 'two hundred'
*ʾelep̄*: noun, masculine singular - 'thousand'
*gibbôr*: adjective, masculine singular construct - 'mighty one of'
*ḥāyil*: noun, masculine singular - 'strength/might/valor'

Word Meanings

*wə-ʿal-yāḏô*: and at his hand/next to him/under his command
*hammiṯnaddēḇ*: the one volunteering/dedicating himself freely/offering willingly
*gibbôr ḥāyil*: mighty man of valor/powerful warrior/valiant fighter

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Referenced Verses

Judg 5:9 : 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye Jehovah.
1 Chr 29:9 : 9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
Judg 5:2 : 2 For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered themselves willingly, Bless ye Jehovah.
1 Chr 29:14 : 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, that are present here, offer willingly unto thee.
Ps 110:3 : 3 Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth.
2 Cor 8:3-5 : 3 For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their power, [they gave] of their own accord, 4 beseeching us with much entreaty in {G2248} regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints: 5 and [this], not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if the readiness is there, [it is] acceptable according as [a man] hath, not according as [he] hath not.

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