2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 13:16–17
16So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands. 17Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
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2 Chronicles 13:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the Israelites | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| fled | וַיָּנ֥וּסוּ | way·yā·nū·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| before | מִפְּנֵ֣י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֑ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| delivered them | וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם | way·yit·tə·nêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| into their hands | בְּיָדָֽם׃ | bə·yā·ḏām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
2 Chronicles 13:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Abijah | אֲבִיָּ֥ה | ’ă·ḇî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H29 Abijah |
| and his people | וְעַמּ֖וֹ | wə·‘am·mōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| struck | וַיַּכּ֥וּ | way·yak·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| them | בָהֶ֛ם | ḇā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| with a mighty | רַבָּ֑ה | rab·bāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| blow | מַכָּ֣ה | mak·kāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4347 blow, wound, slaughter |
| and 500,000 | חֲמֵשׁ־ | ḥă·mêš- | Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| chosen | בָּחֽוּר׃ | bā·ḥūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| men | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of Israel | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | mî·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| fell | וַיִּפְּל֤וּ | way·yip·pə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| slain | חֲלָלִים֙ | ḥă·lā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2491 pierced |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 13:16 2 Chronicles 16:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.