2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 7:12
12the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him:
“I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| appeared | וַיֵּרָ֧א | way·yê·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| at night | בַּלָּ֑יְלָה | bal·lā·yə·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | ל֗וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| I have heard | שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| your prayer | תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ | tə·p̄il·lā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8605 prayer |
| and have chosen | וּבָחַ֜רְתִּי | ū·ḇā·ḥar·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H977 choose |
| this | הַזֶּ֛ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place | בַּמָּק֥וֹם | bam·mā·qō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| for Myself | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| as a house | לְבֵ֥ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of sacrifice | זָֽבַח׃ | zā·ḇaḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H2077 sacrifice |
Cross-references
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Genesis 17:1 · 2 Chronicles 7:16 · 2 Chronicles 1:7 · 1 Kings 9:2 · 1 John 5:14–15 · Deuteronomy 12:11 · Luke 1:13 · Acts 10:31 · 2 Kings 20:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.