2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 20:8–9

⁸They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying, ⁹‘If disaster comes upon us— whether sword or judgment,^d plague or famine— we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’

Footnotes

d 20:9 Or the sword of judgment

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2 Chronicles 20:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have lived	וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־	way·yê·šə·ḇū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	בָ֑הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
and have built	וַיִּבְנ֨וּ	way·yiḇ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1129 build
in it	בָּ֛הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
a sanctuary	מִקְדָּ֖שׁ	miq·dāš	Noun - masculine singular	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
for Your Name	לְשִׁמְךָ֥	lə·šim·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

2 Chronicles 20:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
disaster	רָעָ֗ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
comes	תָּב֨וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon us	עָלֵ֜ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
whether sword	חֶרֶב֮	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
or judgment	שְׁפוֹט֮	šə·p̄ō·wṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H8196 judgment, act of judgment
plague	וְדֶ֣בֶר	wə·ḏe·ḇer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1698 pestilence
or famine	וְרָעָב֒	wə·rā·‘āḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
we will stand	נַֽעַמְדָ֞ה	na·‘am·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before	לִפְנֵ֨י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
this	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
temple	הַבַּ֤יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and before You	וּלְפָנֶ֔יךָ	ū·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Your Name	שִׁמְךָ֖	šim·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
is in this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
temple	בַּבַּ֣יִת	bab·ba·yiṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
We will cry out	וְנִזְעַ֥ק	wə·niz·‘aq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to You	אֵלֶ֛יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
in our distress	מִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּ	miṣ·ṣā·rā·ṯê·nū	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H6869 id.
and You will hear us	וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע	wə·ṯiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
and save us	וְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃	wə·ṯō·wō·šî·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3467 deliver

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2 Chronicles 20:9 2 Chronicles 6:28–30 · 1 Kings 8:33 · 2 Chronicles 6:20 · Exodus 20:24 · Matthew 18:20 · 1 Kings 8:37

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.