2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 32:17
17He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He also wrote | כָּתַ֔ב | kā·ṯaḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3789 write |
| letters | וּסְפָרִ֣ים | ū·sə·p̄ā·rîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| mocking | לְחָרֵ֕ף | lə·ḥā·rêp̄ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2778 reproach |
| the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and saying | וְלֵֽאמֹ֨ר | wə·lê·mōr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| against Him | עָלָ֜יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| Just as the gods | כֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞י | kê·lō·hê | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of the nations | גּוֹיֵ֤ | gō·w·yê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1471 nation, people |
| did not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| deliver | הִצִּ֤ילוּ | hiṣ·ṣî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5337 strip, plunder |
| their people | עַמָּם֙ | ‘am·mām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5971 people |
| from my hand | מִיָּדִ֔י | mî·yā·ḏî | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| so | כֵּ֣ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֧י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Hezekiah | יְחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ | yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| will not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| deliver | יַצִּ֞יל | yaṣ·ṣîl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| His people | עַמּ֖וֹ | ‘am·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| from my hand | מִיָּדִֽי׃ | mî·yā·ḏî | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.