2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 7:15–16

¹⁵Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. ¹⁶For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.

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2 Chronicles 7:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	עַתָּ֗ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
My eyes	עֵינַי֙	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
will be	יִהְי֣וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
open	פְתֻח֔וֹת	p̄ə·ṯu·ḥō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H6605 open
and My ears	וְאָזְנַ֖י	wə·’ā·zə·nay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H241 ear
attentive	קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת	qaš·šu·ḇō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H7183 attentive
to the prayers offered	לִתְפִלַּ֖ת	liṯ·p̄il·laṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8605 prayer
in this	הַזֶּֽה׃	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 7:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For I have now chosen	בָּחַ֤רְתִּי	bā·ḥar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H977 choose
and consecrated	וְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙	wə·hiq·daš·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
temple	הַבַּ֣יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
so that My Name	שְׁמִ֥י	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
may be	לִהְיוֹת־	lih·yō·wṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
there	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
forever	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
My eyes	עֵינַ֧י	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
and My heart	וְלִבִּ֛י	wə·lib·bî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
will be	וְהָי֨וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
there	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
for all time	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 7:15 1 Peter 3:12 · 2 Chronicles 6:40 · 2 Chronicles 6:20 · Nehemiah 1:6 · Psalm 65:2 · Deuteronomy 11:12 · Psalm 130:2

2 Chronicles 7:16 2 Chronicles 7:15 · 2 Chronicles 7:12 · 2 Chronicles 6:5–6 · 1 Kings 9:3 · 2 Chronicles 6:20 · John 2:19–21 · Colossians 2:9 · Psalm 132:14 · 2 Chronicles 33:4–7 · Zechariah 3:2 · Deuteronomy 12:21 · 1 Kings 8:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.