2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 32:3–4

³he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out. ⁴Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings^a of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.

Footnotes

a 32:4 Hebrew; LXX and Syriac king

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2 Chronicles 32:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he consulted	וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ	way·yiw·wā·‘aṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3289 advise, counsel
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
his leaders	שָׂרָיו֙	śā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
and mighty men	וְגִבֹּרָ֔יו	wə·ḡib·bō·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
about stopping up	לִסְתּוֹם֙	lis·tō·wm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5640 stop up, shut up, keep close
the waters	מֵימֵ֣י	mê·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the springs	הָעֲיָנ֔וֹת	hā·‘ă·yā·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - common plural	H5869 eye
outside	מִח֣וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
the city	לָעִ֑יר	lā·‘îr	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and they helped him carry it out	וַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃	way·ya‘·zə·rū·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5826 help, succour

2 Chronicles 32:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Many	רָ֔ב	rāḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
people	עַם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
assembled	וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ	way·yiq·qā·ḇə·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6908 gather, collect
and stopped	וַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙	way·yis·tə·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5640 stop up, shut up, keep close
up all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the springs	הַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹת	ham·ma‘·yā·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4599 spring
and the stream	הַנַּ֛חַל	han·na·ḥal	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
that flowed	הַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ף	haš·šō·w·ṭêp̄	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off
through	בְּתוֹךְ־	bə·ṯō·wḵ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Why	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
come	יָב֙וֹאוּ֙	yā·ḇō·w·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and find	וּמָצְא֖וּ	ū·mā·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
plenty	רַבִּֽים׃	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
of water	מַ֥יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
they said	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

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2 Chronicles 32:3 Proverbs 20:18 · Proverbs 15:22 · Proverbs 24:6

2 Chronicles 32:4 2 Chronicles 32:30

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