2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 12:11
11And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would go with him, bearing the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וַיְהִ֛י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| whenever | מִדֵּי־ | mid·dê- | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| entered | ב֥וֹא | ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the guards | הָרָצִים֙ | hā·rā·ṣîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7323 run |
| would go | בָּ֤אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| bearing | וּנְשָׂא֔וּם | ū·nə·śā·’ūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| and | וֶהֱשִׁב֖וּם | we·hĕ·ši·ḇūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the guardroom | הָרָצִֽים׃ | hā·rā·ṣîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7323 run |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.