2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 18:5
5So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?”
“Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| assembled | וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץ | way·yiq·bōṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6908 gather, collect |
| the prophets | הַנְּבִאִים֮ | han·nə·ḇi·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| four | אַרְבַּ֣ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular construct | H702 four |
| hundred | מֵא֣וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| men | אִישׁ֒ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and asked them | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Should we go | הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ | hă·nê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to war | לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | lam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ramoth-gilead | רָמֹ֥ת | rā·mōṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7418 Ramoth-Negeb, Ramath-Negeb |
| or | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| should we refrain | אֶחְדָּ֑ל | ’eḥ·dāl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2308 cease |
| Go up | עֲלֵ֔ה | ‘ă·lêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| they replied | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| and God | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| will deliver it | וְיִתֵּ֥ן | wə·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| into the hand | בְּיַ֥ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the king | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.