2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 32:31
31And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And so | וְכֵ֞ן | wə·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| when ambassadors | בִּמְלִיצֵ֣י׀ | bim·lî·ṣê | Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3887 scorn |
| of the rulers | שָׂרֵ֣י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֗ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| were sent | הַֽמְשַׁלְּחִ֤ים | ham·šal·lə·ḥîm | Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H7971 send |
| to him | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| to inquire about | לִדְרֹ֗שׁ | liḏ·rōš | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1875 resort to, seek |
| the wonder | הַמּוֹפֵת֙ | ham·mō·w·p̄êṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4159 wonder, sign, portent |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| had happened | הָיָ֣ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in the land | בָאָ֔רֶץ | ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| God | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| left him | עֲזָב֖וֹ | ‘ă·zā·ḇōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| to test him | לְנַ֨סּוֹת֔וֹ | lə·nas·sō·w·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5254 test, try |
| that He might know | לָדַ֖עַת | lā·ḏa·‘aṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3045 know |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that was in | בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃ | bil·ḇā·ḇōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 8:2 · Proverbs 17:3 · John 15:5 · 2 Chronicles 32:24 · Genesis 22:1 · Zechariah 13:9 · Deuteronomy 8:16 · Isaiah 39:1–8 · Job 1:11–12 · Psalm 139:1–2 · James 1:13 · Malachi 3:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.