2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 6:40–41
40Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
41Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place,
You and the ark of Your might.
May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation,
and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
2 Chronicles 6:40
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | עַתָּ֣ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| my God | אֱלֹהַ֗י | ’ĕ·lō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| may | נָ֤א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| Your eyes | עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ | ‘ê·ne·ḵā | Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| be | יִֽהְיוּ־ | yih·yū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| open | פְּתֻח֔וֹת | pə·ṯu·ḥō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural | H6605 open |
| and Your ears | וְאָזְנֶ֖יךָ | wə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H241 ear |
| attentive | קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת | qaš·šu·ḇō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H7183 attentive |
| to the prayer offered | לִתְפִלַּ֖ת | liṯ·p̄il·laṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8605 prayer |
| in this | הַזֶּֽה׃ס | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place | הַמָּק֥וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
2 Chronicles 6:41
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now therefore | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| arise | קוּמָ֞ה | qū·māh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and enter Your resting place | לְֽנוּחֶ֔ךָ | lə·nū·ḥe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5118 rest |
| You | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and the ark | וַאֲר֣וֹן | wa·’ă·rō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of Your might | עֻזֶּ֑ךָ | ‘uz·ze·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5797 strength, might |
| May Your priests | כֹּהֲנֶ֜יךָ | kō·hă·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| be clothed | יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ | yil·bə·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed |
| with salvation | תְשׁוּעָ֔ה | ṯə·šū·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8668 deliverance, salvation |
| and may Your godly ones | וַחֲסִידֶ֖יךָ | wa·ḥă·sî·ḏe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2623 kind, pious |
| rejoice | יִשְׂמְח֥וּ | yiś·mə·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| in goodness | בַטּֽוֹב׃ | ḇaṭ·ṭō·wḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 6:40 2 Chronicles 7:15 · Psalm 116:2 · Psalm 17:1 · Nehemiah 1:6 · Nehemiah 1:11
2 Chronicles 6:41 Isaiah 61:10 · 1 Chronicles 28:2 · Revelation 19:8 · Psalm 110:2 · Romans 1:16 · Philippians 4:4 · Isaiah 61:3 · Ephesians 4:22–24 · Romans 13:14 · Psalm 132:8–10 · Isaiah 61:6 · Isaiah 66:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.