2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 6:24–25

²⁴When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading before You in this temple, ²⁵then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to them and their fathers.

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2 Chronicles 6:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	וְֽאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
Your people	עַמְּךָ֧	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
are defeated	יִנָּגֵ֞ף	yin·nā·ḡêp̄	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5062 strike, smite
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
an enemy	אוֹיֵ֖ב	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have sinned against You	יֶֽחֶטְאוּ־	ye·ḥeṭ·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2398 miss
and they return	וְשָׁ֙בוּ֙	wə·šā·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7725 turn back, return
to You	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
and confess	וְהוֹד֣וּ	wə·hō·w·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3034 throw, cast
Your name	שְׁמֶ֔ךָ	šə·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
praying	וְהִתְפַּֽלְל֧וּ	wə·hiṯ·pal·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6419 intervene, interpose
and pleading	וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּ	wə·hiṯ·ḥan·nə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
before You	לְפָנֶ֖יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
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 6:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then may You	וְאַתָּה֙	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	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and forgive	וְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔	wə·sā·laḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5545 forgive, pardon
the sin	לְחַטַּ֖את	lə·ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
of Your people	עַמְּךָ֣	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
May You restore them	וַהֲשֵׁיבוֹתָם֙	wa·hă·šê·ḇō·w·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
You gave	נָתַ֥תָּה	nā·ṯat·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
and their fathers	וְלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃פ	wə·la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father

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2 Chronicles 6:24 Leviticus 26:17

2 Chronicles 6:25 Jeremiah 33:6–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.