2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 19:6
6Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then he said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the judges | הַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים | haš·šō·p̄ə·ṭîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| Consider carefully | רְאוּ֙ | rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| what | מָֽה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| you | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| do | עֹשִׂ֔ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you are not | לֹ֧א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| judging | תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ | tiš·pə·ṭū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| for man | לְאָדָ֛ם | lə·’ā·ḏām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| but | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| for the LORD | לַיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who is with you | וְעִמָּכֶ֖ם | wə·‘im·mā·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| when you render judgment | מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | miš·pāṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 1:17 · Ecclesiastes 5:8 · Leviticus 19:15 · Luke 12:15 · Luke 21:8 · Joshua 22:5 · 1 Chronicles 28:10 · Acts 5:35 · Psalm 82:1–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.