2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 28:23
23He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, who had defeated him, and he said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He sacrificed | וַיִּזְבַּ֗ח | way·yiz·baḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| to the gods | לֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י | lê·lō·hê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Damascus | דַרְמֶשֶׂק֮ | ḏar·me·śeq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
| who had defeated | הַמַּכִּ֣ים | ham·mak·kîm | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| him | בּוֹ֒ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| and he said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Because | כִּ֠י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the gods | אֱלֹהֵ֤י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of the kings | מַלְכֵֽי־ | mal·ḵê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4428 king |
| of Aram | אֲרָם֙ | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| have helped | מַעְזְרִ֣ים | ma‘·zə·rîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H5826 help, succour |
| them | אוֹתָ֔ם | ’ō·w·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| I will sacrifice | אֲזַבֵּ֖חַ | ’ă·zab·bê·aḥ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| to them | לָהֶ֥ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| that they may help me | וְיַעְזְר֑וּנִי | wə·ya‘·zə·rū·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular | H5826 help, succour |
| But these | וְהֵ֛ם | wə·hêm | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| were | הָֽיוּ־ | hā·yū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the downfall | לְהַכְשִׁיל֖וֹ | lə·haḵ·šî·lōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H3782 stumble, stagger, totter |
| of | ל֥וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| and of all | וּלְכָל־ | ū·lə·ḵāl- | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.