2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 35:21
21But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Neco sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| messengers | מַלְאָכִ֣ים׀ | mal·’ā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4397 messenger |
| to him | אֵלָ֣יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| saying | לֵאמֹר֩׀ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| What is the issue between you and me | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| O king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֗ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| I have not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| come against | עָלֶ֨יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| you | אַתָּ֤ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| today | הַיּוֹם֙ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| but | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I am fighting | מִלְחַמְתִּ֔י | mil·ḥam·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4421 battle, war |
| another dynasty | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and God | וֵאלֹהִ֖ים | wê·lō·hîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has told me | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to hurry | לְבַֽהֲלֵ֑נִי | lə·ḇa·hă·lê·nî | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H926 alarm, dismay |
| So stop | חֲדַל־ | ḥă·ḏal- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2308 cease |
| opposing God | מֵאֱלֹהִ֥ים | mê·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is with me | עִמִּ֖י | ‘im·mî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5973 with |
| or | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| He will destroy you | יַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃ | yaš·ḥî·ṯe·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.