2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 6:22–23
22When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple, 23then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
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2 Chronicles 6:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| a man | אִישׁ֙ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| sins | יֶחֱטָ֥א | ye·ḥĕ·ṭā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| against his neighbor | לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ | lə·rê·‘ê·hū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| and is required | וְנָֽשָׁא־ | wə·nā·šā- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| to take an oath | אָלָ֖ה | ’ā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H423 oath |
| and he comes | וּבָ֗א | ū·ḇā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to take an oath | לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹ | lə·ha·’ă·lō·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H423 oath |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Your altar | מִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖ | miz·ba·ḥă·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| in this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| temple | בַּבַּ֥יִת | bab·ba·yiṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
2 Chronicles 6:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then may You | וְאַתָּ֣ה׀ | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| hear | תִּשְׁמַ֣ע | tiš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and act | וְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| May You judge | וְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ | wə·šā·p̄aṭ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| Your servants | עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| condemning | לְהָשִׁ֣יב | lə·hā·šîḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| the wicked man | לְרָשָׁ֔ע | lə·rā·šā‘ | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| by bringing | לָתֵ֥ת | lā·ṯêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| down on his own head | בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ | bə·rō·šōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| what he has done | דַּרְכּ֖וֹ | dar·kōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and justifying | וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יק | ū·lə·haṣ·dîq | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6663 be just, righteous |
| the righteous man | צַדִּ֔יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| by rewarding | לָ֥תֶת | lā·ṯeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| him | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| according to his righteousness | כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ס | kə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 6:22 Exodus 22:11
2 Chronicles 6:23 Ezekiel 18:20 · Isaiah 3:10–11 · Jeremiah 51:56 · Romans 2:9–10 · Proverbs 17:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.