2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 7:17–18

¹⁷And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, ¹⁸then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’

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2 Chronicles 7:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And as for you	וְאַתָּ֞ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you walk	תֵּלֵ֣ךְ	tê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
before Me	לְפָנַ֗י	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
your father	אָבִ֔יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
David	דָּוִ֣יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
walked	הָלַךְ֙	hā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
doing	וְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹת	wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
all	כְּכֹ֖ל	kə·ḵōl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
I have commanded you	צִוִּיתִ֑יךָ	ṣiw·wî·ṯî·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
and if you keep	תִּשְׁמֽוֹר׃	tiš·mō·wr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
My statutes	וְחֻקַּ֥י	wə·ḥuq·qay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and ordinances	וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י	ū·miš·pā·ṭay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment

2 Chronicles 7:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then I will establish	וַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔י	wa·hă·qî·mō·w·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
your royal	מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ	mal·ḵū·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
throne	כִּסֵּ֣א	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3678 seat
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I covenanted	כָּרַ֗תִּי	kā·rat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
with your father	אָבִ֙יךָ֙	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
David	לְדָוִ֤יד	lə·ḏā·wîḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
when I said	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
You will never	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fail	יִכָּרֵ֤ת	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
to have a man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to rule	מוֹשֵׁ֖ל	mō·wō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
over Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 7:17 Ezekiel 36:27 · 1 Kings 11:38 · Zechariah 3:7 · Deuteronomy 4:40

2 Chronicles 7:18 2 Chronicles 6:16 · Jeremiah 33:20–21 · 2 Samuel 7:13–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.