The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 20:36 Explained

2 Chronicles 20:36

KJV: And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.

YLT: and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,

Darby: And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

ASV: and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he joined  himself with him to make  ships  to go  to Tarshish:  and they made  the ships  in Eziongeber. 

What does 2 Chronicles 20:36 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 20

1  Jehoshaphat, invaded by Moab, proclaims a fast
5  His prayer
14  The prophecy of Jahaziel
20  Jehoshaphat exhorts the people, and sets singers to praise the Lord
22  The great overthrow of his enemies
26  The people, having blessed God at Berachah, return in triumph
31  Jehoshaphat's reign
35  His convoy of ships, according to the prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perishes

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 20:36 mean?

And he allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish and they made the ships in Ezion Geber
וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ עִמּ֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֳנִיּ֖וֹת לָלֶ֣כֶת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֳנִיּ֖וֹת בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן גָּֽבֶר

וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ  And  he  allied  himself 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: הִתְחַבְּרוּת 
Sense: to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer.
עִמּ֔וֹ  with  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת  to  make 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֳנִיּ֖וֹת  ships 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אֳנִיָּה  
Sense: ship.
לָלֶ֣כֶת  to  go  to 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ  Tarshish 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: תַּרְשִׁישׁ 
Sense: son of Javan. 2 a Benjamite, son of Bilhan. 3 one of the wise men close to king Ahasuerus of Persia. 4 a city of the Phoenicians in a distant part of the Mediterranean Sea to which the prophet Jonah was trying to flee.
וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ  and  they  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֳנִיּ֖וֹת  the  ships 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אֳנִיָּה  
Sense: ship.
גָּֽבֶר  Ezion  Geber 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֶצְיׄון גֶּבֶר  
Sense: the last station during the exodus of the Israelites before they came to the wilderness of Zin; located near Elath at the head of the Gulf of Akaba.

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