2 Kings
2 Kings 13:23
23But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| was gracious | וַיָּחָן֩ | way·yā·ḥān | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2603 shew favour, be gracious |
| to | אֹתָ֤ם | ’ō·ṯām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H854 with |
| and had compassion on them | וַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙ | way·ra·ḥă·mêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H7355 love |
| and He turned | וַיִּ֣פֶן | way·yi·p̄en | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6437 turn |
| toward them | אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| because of | לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Preposition | H4616 purpose, intent |
| His covenant | בְּרִית֔וֹ | bə·rî·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1285 covenant |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֖ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| Isaac | יִצְחָ֣ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| and Jacob | וְיַֽעֲקֹ֑ב | wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| And to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this day | עָֽתָּה׃ | ‘āt·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| has been unwilling | אָבָה֙ | ’ā·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H14 be willing, consent |
| to destroy them | הַשְׁחִיתָ֔ם | haš·ḥî·ṯām | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| or | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| cast them | הִשְׁלִיכָ֥ם | hiš·lî·ḵām | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| from | מֵֽעַל־ | mê·‘al- | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| His presence | פָּנָ֖יו | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 105:8 · 2 Kings 14:27 · Micah 7:18–20 · Exodus 2:24–25 · Psalm 86:15 · Genesis 13:16–17 · 2 Kings 24:20 · 2 Kings 17:18 · 1 Kings 8:28 · Genesis 17:2–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.