2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 20:15
15And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Listen | הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ | haq·šî·ḇū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H7181 incline, attend |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you people | וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י | wə·yō·šə·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| Listen | וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | wə·ham·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| King | וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | wə·ham·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Jehoshaphat | יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט | yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3092 Jehoshaphat |
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֨ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be afraid | תִּֽירְא֤וּ | tî·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| or discouraged | תֵּחַ֙תּוּ֙ | tê·ḥat·tū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2865 be shattered, dismayed |
| because of | מִפְּנֵ֨י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| this | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| vast | הָרָב֙ | hā·rāḇ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| army | הֶהָמ֤וֹן | he·hā·mō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the battle | הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| does not belong | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to you | לָכֶ֛ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| but | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| to God | לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 32:7–8 · Deuteronomy 31:6 · Exodus 14:13–14 · 1 Samuel 17:47 · Deuteronomy 31:8 · Deuteronomy 1:29–30 · Isaiah 41:10–16 · Deuteronomy 20:4 · Deuteronomy 20:1 · Joshua 11:6 · Isaiah 43:1–2 · Psalm 17:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.