2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 6:38
38and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and when they return | וְשָׁ֣בוּ | wə·šā·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to You | אֵלֶ֗יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their heart | לִבָּם֙ | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and | וּבְכָל־ | ū·ḇə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| soul | נַפְשָׁ֔ם | nap̄·šām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of the enemies | שִׁבְיָ֖ם | šiḇ·yām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7628 captivity, captives |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| took them captive | שָׁב֣וּ | šā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7617 take captive |
| and when they pray | וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֗וּ | wə·hiṯ·pal·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| in the direction | דֶּ֤רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of the land | אַרְצָם֙ | ’ar·ṣām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| You gave | נָתַ֣תָּה | nā·ṯat·tāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to their fathers | לַאֲבוֹתָ֔ם | la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| the city | וְהָעִיר֙ | wə·hā·‘îr | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| You have chosen | בָּחַ֔רְתָּ | bā·ḥar·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| and the house | וְלַבַּ֖יִת | wə·lab·ba·yiṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| I have built | בָּנִ֥יתִי | bā·nî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1129 build |
| for Your Name | לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃ | liš·me·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.