2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 29:6
6For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs on Him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| our fathers | אֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| were unfaithful | מָעֲל֣וּ | mā·‘ă·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously |
| and did | וְעָשׂ֥וּ | wə·‘ā·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| evil | הָרַ֛ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֥י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה־ | Yah·weh- | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| They abandoned Him | וַיַּֽעַזְבֻ֑הוּ | way·ya·‘az·ḇu·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| turned their faces | פְנֵיהֶ֛ם | p̄ə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| away | וַיַּסֵּ֧בּוּ | way·yas·sêb·bū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| from the dwelling place | מִמִּשְׁכַּ֥ן | mim·miš·kan | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle' |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and turned | וַיִּתְּנוּ־ | way·yit·tə·nū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| their backs on Him | עֹֽרֶף׃ | ‘ō·rep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H6203 back of neck, neck |
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