2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 20:3–4

3Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. 4So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

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2 Chronicles 20:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭNoun - proper - masculine singularH3092 Jehoshaphat
was alarmedוַיִּרָ֕אway·yi·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3372 fear
and setוַיִּתֵּ֧ןway·yit·tênConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
his faceפָּנָ֖יוpā·nāwNoun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
to seekלִדְר֣וֹשׁliḏ·rō·wōšPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1875 resort to, seek
the LORDלַיהוָ֑הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
And he proclaimedוַיִּקְרָא־way·yiq·rā-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
a fastצ֖וֹםṣō·wmNoun - masculine singularH6685 fasting, fast
throughoutעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah

2 Chronicles 20:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּway·yiq·qā·ḇə·ṣūConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6908 gather, collect
to seekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁlə·ḇaq·qêšPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH1245 seek
the LORDמֵֽיְהוָ֑הYah·wehPreposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and indeedגַּ֚םgamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
they cameבָּ֖אוּbā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
from allמִכָּל־mik·kālPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the citiesעָרֵ֣י‘ā·rêNoun - feminine plural constructH5892 excitement
of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁlə·ḇaq·qêšPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH1245 seek
Himיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 20:3 Daniel 9:3 · 2 Chronicles 19:3 · Jonah 3:5–9 · Joel 1:14 · Jeremiah 36:9 · Joel 2:12–18 · Esther 4:16 · 1 Samuel 7:6 · Ezra 8:21–23 · Genesis 32:24–28 · Judges 20:26 · Isaiah 37:3–6

2 Chronicles 20:4 Psalm 50:15 · Psalm 60:10–12 · Psalm 69:35 · Psalm 34:5–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.