2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 20:9
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
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.