2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 25:20
20But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Amaziah | אֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ | ’ă·maṣ·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H558 Amatsjah |
| would not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָׁמַ֣ע | šā·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| for | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this | הִ֔יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| from God | מֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ | mê·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| in order to | לְמַ֖עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| deliver them | תִּתָּ֣ם | tit·tām | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| into the hand | בְּיָ֑ד | bə·yāḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they had sought | דָֽרְשׁ֔וּ | ḏā·rə·šū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1875 resort to, seek |
| the gods | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Edom | אֱדֽוֹם׃ | ’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.