2 Chronicles 20:9 Go deeper
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If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. (KJV)
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אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 1
תָּב֨וֹאta.Vo'it will come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 2
עָלֵ֜ינוּ'a.Lei.nuon us
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 3
רָעָ֗הra.'Ahcalamity
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress: harm
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 11:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451C; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 4
חֶרֶב֮che.Revsword
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 5
שְׁפוֹט֮she.fOtjudgment
Lemma: שְׁפוֹט (she.phot) · Strong's: H8196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: judgment
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 23:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8196; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 6
וְדֶ֣בֶרve.De.verand pestilence
Lemma: דֶּ֫בֶר (de.ver) · Strong's: H1698
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: pestilence
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 5:3, Exodus 9:3, Exodus 9:15, Leviticus 26:25, Numbers 14:12, Deuteronomy 28:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1698; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 7
וְרָעָב֒ve.ra.'Avand famine
Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: famine
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 8
נַֽעַמְדָ֞הna.'am.Dahwe will stand
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 9
לִפְנֵ֨יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 10
הַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 11
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 12
וּלְפָנֶ֔יךָu.le.fa.Nei.khaand <to> before you
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 13
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 14
שִׁמְךָ֖shim.Khaname your
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 15
בַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yit[is] in the house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 16
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 17
וְנִזְעַ֥קve.niz.'Akso we may cry out
Lemma: זָעַק (za.aq) · Strong's: H2199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqu1cp)
Meaning: to cry out
Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 2:23, Joshua 8:16, Judges 3:9, Judges 3:15, Judges 4:10, Judges 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2199; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 18
אֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khato you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 19
מִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּmi.tza.ra.Te.nufrom distress our
Lemma: צָרָה (tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6869B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: distress
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 35:3, Genesis 42:21, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Judges 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6869B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 20
וְתִשְׁמַ֥עve.tish.Ma'so you may hear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqu2ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 21
וְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ\׃ve.to.Shi.a'and you may save
Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhu2ms)
Meaning: to save
Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:9 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| disaster | → | רָעָה H7451C distress: harm |
| comes | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| upon us | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| whether sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| or judgment | → | שְׁפוֹט H8196 judgment |
| plague | → | דֶּ֫בֶר H1698 pestilence |
| or famine | → | רָעָב H7458 famine |
| we will stand | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| and before You | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Your Name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| is in this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| We will cry out | → | זָעַק H2199 to cry out |
| to You | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| in our distress | → | צָרָה H6869B distress |
| and You will hear us | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| and save us | → | יָשַׁע H3467 to save |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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