2 Samuel
2 Samuel 24:25
25And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | דָּוִ֤ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| there | שָׁ֨ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| he built | וַיִּבֶן֩ | way·yi·ḇen | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| an altar | מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ | miz·bê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and offered | וַיַּ֥עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| burnt offerings | עֹל֖וֹת | ‘ō·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| and peace offerings | וּשְׁלָמִ֑ים | ū·šə·lā·mîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H8002 sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering' |
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| answered the prayers | וַיֵּעָתֵ֤ר | way·yê·‘ā·ṯêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6279 pray, supplicafe |
| on behalf of the land | לָאָ֔רֶץ | lā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and the plague | הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה | ham·mag·gê·p̄āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence |
| upon | מֵעַ֥ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| was halted | וַתֵּעָצַ֥ר | wat·tê·‘ā·ṣar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6113 restrain, retain |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 21:14 · Genesis 8:20 · 1 Samuel 7:17 · Lamentations 3:32–33 · 2 Samuel 24:14 · 1 Samuel 7:9 · 1 Chronicles 21:26–27 · Genesis 22:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.