2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 6:39
39then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleas, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then may You hear | וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֨ | wə·šā·ma‘·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - 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 | הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| Your dwelling | שִׁבְתְּךָ֗ | šiḇ·tə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| place | מִמְּכ֣וֹן | mim·mə·ḵō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4349 fixed or established place, foundation |
| their prayer | תְּפִלָּתָם֙ | tə·p̄il·lā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H8605 prayer |
| and pleas | תְּחִנֹּ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם | tə·ḥin·nō·ṯê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8467 favour, supplication for favour |
| and may You uphold | וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| their cause | מִשְׁפָּטָ֑ם | miš·pā·ṭām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4941 judgment |
| May You forgive | וְסָלַחְתָּ֥ | wə·sā·laḥ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5545 forgive, pardon |
| Your people | לְעַמְּךָ֖ | lə·‘am·mə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| sinned | חָֽטְאוּ־ | ḥā·ṭə·’ū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2398 miss |
| against You | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.