2 Chronicles 16:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Asa, in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, was diseased in his feet, until his disease was very severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but the physicians.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֶּחֱלֶ֣א אָסָ֡א בִּשְׁנַת֩ שְׁלוֹשִׁ֨ים וָתֵ֤שַׁע לְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙ בְּרַגְלָ֔יו עַד־לְמַ֖עְלָה חָלְי֑וֹ וְגַם־בְּחָלְיוֹ֙ לֹא־דָרַ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֖י בָּרֹפְאִֽים׃

Transliteration

And wayyeḥĕleʾ ʾāsāʾ in šĕnat šĕlôšîm and tēšaʿ to malḵûtô in raglayw, until to maʿlāh ḥālyô. And even in ḥālyô not dāraš ʾet-YHWH, but in rōp̄ĕʾîm.

Grammar Details

• *wayyeḥĕleʾ*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he became ill
• *ʾāsāʾ*: proper noun - Asa
• *šĕnat*: noun, feminine singular construct - year of
• *šĕlôšîm*: cardinal number - thirty
• *tēšaʿ*: cardinal number - nine
• *malḵûtô*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his reign
• *raglayw*: noun, feminine dual construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his feet
• *maʿlāh*: noun, feminine singular - upward
• *ḥālyô*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his disease
• *dāraš*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sought
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *rōp̄ĕʾîm*: noun, masculine plural - physicians

Word Meanings

• *wayyeḥĕleʾ*: he became ill, he got sick, he was diseased
• *šĕnat*: year of
• *malḵûtô*: his reign, his kingship, his rule
• *raglayw*: his feet, his legs
• *maʿlāh*: upward, exceedingly, severely
• *ḥālyô*: his disease, his sickness, his illness
• *dāraš*: sought, consulted, inquired of
• *rōp̄ĕʾîm*: physicians, healers, doctors

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his condition became very severe. Yet even in his illness, he did not seek the LORD but relied on physicians.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to Jehovah, but to the physicians.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Asa was diseased in his fete in the nyne and thirtieth yeare of his reigne, and endured ther ouer. Nether soughte he the LORDE in his sicknesse, but trusted vnto Phisicians.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Asa in the nine and thirtieth yeere of his reigne was diseased in his feete, and his disease was extreme: yet he sought not the Lorde in his disease, but to the Phisicions.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Asa in the thirtie and ninth yere of his raigne fell sicke in his feete, and that his disease continued very long: And in his sickenesse he sought not the lord, but phisitions.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease [was] exceeding [great]: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he didn't seek Yahweh, but to the physicians.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Asa is diseased -- in the thirty and ninth year of his reign -- in his feet, till his disease is excessive, and also in his disease he hath not sought Jehovah, but among physicians.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to Jehovah, but to the physicians.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to Jehovah, but to the physicians.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  In the thirty-ninth year of his rule, Asa had a very bad disease of the feet; but he did not go to the Lord for help in his disease, but to medical men.

• World English Bible (2000)

  In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he didn't seek Yahweh, but to the physicians.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a foot disease and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease, he did not seek the LORD, but only the doctors.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 17:5 : 5 Thus says the LORD; Cursed is the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart departs from the LORD.
• 2 Chr 28:22 : 22 And in the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against the LORD, this is that King Ahaz.
• Mark 5:26 : 26 And had suffered many things from many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
• Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• 1 Chr 10:14 : 14 And he did not inquire of the LORD. Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
• Matt 7:2 : 2 For with the same judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you again.
• Matt 9:12 : 12 But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, Those who are whole do not need a physician, but those who are sick.
• Mark 2:17 : 17 When Jesus heard it, he said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
• 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.
• Job 13:4 : 4 But you are forgers of lies, you are all worthless physicians.
• Jer 8:22 : 22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? Why then is the health of the daughter of my people not recovered?
• Gen 50:2 : 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel.
• Luke 6:37-38 : 37 Judge not, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measure, it shall be measured back to you.
• Col 4:14 : 14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.