2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 7:22
22And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them— because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְאָמְר֗וּ | wə·’ā·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| Because | עַל֩ | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| they have forsaken | עָֽזְב֜וּ | ‘ā·zə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of their fathers | אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם | ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| brought them | הוֹצִיאָם֮ | hō·w·ṣî·’ām | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| out of the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַיִם֒ | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and have embraced | וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ | way·ya·ḥă·zî·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| other | אֲחֵרִ֔ים | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| gods | בֵּאלֹהִ֣ים | bê·lō·hîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| worshiping | וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ | way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7812 bow down |
| and serving them | וַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּם | way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| because of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| this | כֵּן֙ | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| He has brought | הֵבִ֣יא | hê·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | הַזֹּֽאת׃פ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| disaster | הָרָעָ֖ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| upon them | עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.