2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 13:8
8And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And now | וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| you | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| think | אֹֽמְרִ֗ים | ’ō·mə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| you can resist | לְהִתְחַזֵּק֙ | lə·hiṯ·ḥaz·zêq | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| the kingdom | מַמְלֶ֣כֶת | mam·le·ḵeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| which is in the hands | בְּיַ֖ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of David’s | דָוִ֑יד | ḏā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| descendants | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| You | וְאַתֶּם֙ | wə·’at·tem | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| are indeed a vast | רָ֔ב | rāḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| army | הָמ֣וֹן | hā·mō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| and you have with you | וְעִמָּכֶם֙ | wə·‘im·mā·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| the golden | זָהָ֔ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| calves | עֶגְלֵ֣י | ‘eḡ·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5695 calf |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Jeroboam | יָרָבְעָ֖ם | yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| made | עָשָׂ֥ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| for you | לָכֶ֛ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| as gods | לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.