2 Chronicles 35:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? [I come] not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God hath commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from [meddling with] God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח אֵלָ֣יו מַלְאָכִ֣ים ׀ לֵאמֹר֩ ׀ מַה־לִּ֨י וָלָ֜ךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה לֹא־עָלֶ֨יךָ אַתָּ֤ה הַיּוֹם֙ כִּ֚י אֶל־בֵּ֣ית מִלְחַמְתִּ֔י וֵאלֹהִ֖ים אָמַ֣ר לְבַֽהֲלֵ֑נִי חֲדַל־לְךָ֛ מֵאֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־עִמִּ֖י וְאַל־יַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

And he šālaḥ to him malʾāk to ʾāmar: what to me and to you melek Yĕhûdāh? Not against you you the yôm but against bêt milḥāmāh my and ʾĕlōhîm ʾāmar to bāhal me; ḥādal for yourself from ʾĕlōhîm who with me and not may he šāḥat you.

Grammar Details

*šālaḥ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - sent
*malʾāk*: common noun, masculine plural - messengers
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/commanded
*melek*: common noun, masculine singular construct - king of
*Yĕhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
*yôm*: common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day
*bêt*: common noun, masculine singular construct - house of
*milḥāmāh*: common noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular possessive suffix - my war/battle
*ʾĕlōhîm*: common noun, masculine plural - God/gods
*bāhal*: piel infinitive construct with preposition - to hasten/urge
*ḥādal*: qal imperative, 2nd masculine singular - cease/desist/leave off
*šāḥat*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with negative and jussive sense - he destroy

Word Meanings

*malʾāk*: messengers/ambassadors/emissaries
*bêt*: house/dynasty/place
*milḥāmāh*: war/battle/conflict
*bāhal*: hasten/urge/press forward
*ḥādal*: cease/desist/leave off/refrain
*šāḥat*: destroy/ruin/corrupt

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 18:25 : 25 Am I now come up without Jehovah against this place to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
2 Chr 25:19 : 19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
Isa 36:10 : 10 And am I now come up without Jehovah against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Matt 8:29 : 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
John 2:4 : 4 And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
2 Sam 16:10 : 10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because Jehovah hath said unto him, Curse David; who then shall say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

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