2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 29:9
9For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For behold | וְהִנֵּ֛ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| this | זֹֽאת׃ | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| is why | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| our fathers | אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| have fallen | נָפְל֥וּ | nā·p̄ə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| by the sword | בֶּחָ֑רֶב | be·ḥā·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and our sons | וּבָנֵ֨ינוּ | ū·ḇā·nê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1121 son |
| and daughters | וּבְנוֹתֵ֧ינוּ | ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H1323 daughter |
| and wives | וְנָשֵׁ֛ינוּ | wə·nā·šê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| are in captivity | בַּשְּׁבִ֖י | baš·šə·ḇî | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7628 captivity, captives |
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2 Chronicles 28:17 · 2 Chronicles 28:5–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.