2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 20:12
12Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our God | אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| will You not | הֲלֹ֣א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| judge | תִשְׁפָּט־ | ṯiš·pāṭ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| them | בָּ֔ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we are powerless | כֹּ֔חַ | kō·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H3581 strength, power |
| before | לִ֠פְנֵי | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| vast | הָרָ֛ב | hā·rāḇ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| army | הֶהָמ֥וֹן | he·hā·mō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| that comes | הַבָּ֣א | hab·bā | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| against us | עָלֵ֑ינוּ | ‘ā·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5921 height |
| We | וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ | wa·’ă·naḥ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| do not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | נֵדַע֙ | nê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H3045 know |
| what | מַֽה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| to do | נַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה | na·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| but | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| our eyes | עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ | ‘ê·nê·nū | Noun - cdc; first person common plural | H5869 eye |
| upon You | עָלֶ֖יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 121:1–2 · Psalm 25:15 · Psalm 141:8 · Psalm 123:1–2 · Deuteronomy 32:36 · 2 Corinthians 1:8–9 · Psalm 9:19 · Psalm 43:1 · Judges 11:27 · 2 Samuel 14:11 · Jonah 2:4 · 1 Samuel 3:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.