2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 20:22–23

²²The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated. ²³The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction.^e And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

Footnotes

e 20:23 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.

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2 Chronicles 20:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The moment	וּבְעֵת֩	ū·ḇə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
they began	הֵחֵ֨לּוּ	hê·ḥêl·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H2490 bore, pierce
their shouts	בְרִנָּ֜ה	ḇə·rin·nāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7440 ringing cry
and praises	וּתְהִלָּ֗ה	ū·ṯə·hil·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8416 praise, song of praise
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
set	נָתַ֣ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
ambushes	מְ֠אָֽרְבִים	mə·’ā·rə·ḇîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H693 lie in wait
against the men	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
of Ammon	בְּנֵ֨י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Moab	מוֹאָ֧ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and Mount	וְהַר־	wə·har-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Seir	שֵׂעִ֛יר	śê·‘îr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8165 Se`îr
who had come	הַבָּאִ֥ים	hab·bā·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
against Judah	לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה	lî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and they were defeated	וַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃	way·yin·nā·ḡê·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5062 strike, smite

2 Chronicles 20:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Ammonites	בְּנֵ֨י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and Moabites	וּמוֹאָ֛ב	ū·mō·w·’āḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
rose up	וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּ	way·ya·‘am·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֥י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Mount	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Seir	שֵׂעִ֖יר	śê·‘îr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8165 Se`îr
devoting them	לְהַחֲרִ֣ים	lə·ha·ḥă·rîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
to destruction	וּלְהַשְׁמִ֑יד	ū·lə·haš·mîḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
And when they had finished off	וּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙	ū·ḵə·ḵal·lō·w·ṯām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
the inhabitants	בְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣י	bə·yō·wō·šə·ḇê	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Seir	שֵׂעִ֔יר	śê·‘îr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8165 Se`îr
they helped	עָזְר֥וּ	‘ā·zə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5826 help, succour
to destroy	לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃	lə·maš·ḥîṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4889 ruin, destruction
one	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another	בְּרֵעֵ֖הוּ	bə·rê·‘ê·hū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 20:22 1 Samuel 14:20 · Ezekiel 38:21 · 2 Kings 6:17 · Judges 7:22 · Isaiah 19:2 · Psalm 35:5–6 · 2 Chronicles 20:10 · 2 Chronicles 13:13

2 Chronicles 20:23 Judges 7:22 · 1 Samuel 14:20 · Ezekiel 35:2–3 · Joshua 24:4 · Genesis 36:8–9

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