2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 7:3

³When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD:

“For He is good;

His loving devotion endures forever.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When all	וְכֹ֣ל׀	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
saw	רֹאִים֙	rō·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7200 see
the fire	הָאֵ֔שׁ	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
coming down	בְּרֶ֣דֶת	bə·re·ḏeṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
and the glory	וּכְב֥וֹד	ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
above	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the temple	הַבָּ֑יִת	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
they bowed down	וַיִּכְרְעוּ֩	way·yiḵ·rə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3766 bow down
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the pavement	הָרִֽצְפָה֙	hā·riṣ·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7531 pavement
with their faces	אַפַּ֨יִם	’ap·pa·yim	Noun - md	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
to the ground	אַ֤רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and they worshiped	וַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּ	way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
and gave thanks	וְהוֹד֤וֹת	wə·hō·w·ḏō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3034 throw, cast
to the LORD	לַיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He is good	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
His loving devotion	חַסְדּֽוֹ׃	ḥas·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
endures forever	לְעוֹלָ֖ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 5:13 · 2 Chronicles 20:21 · Luke 1:50 · Hebrews 7:24–25 · Isaiah 63:7 · Ezra 3:11 · Psalm 136:1–26 · Exodus 4:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.