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2 Chronicles 14

Hebrew15 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בand he lay downאֲבִיָּ֜הAbijahעִם־withאֲבֹתָ֗יוancestors hisוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּand people buriedאֹתוֹ֙obj. himבְּעִ֣ירin the city ofדָּוִ֔ידDavidוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became kingאָסָ֥אAsaבְנ֖וֹson hisתַּחְתָּ֑יוin place of himבְּיָמָ֛יוin days hisשָׁקְטָ֥הit was at peaceהָאָ֖רֶץthe landעֶ֥שֶׂרtenשָׁנִֽים׃ פyears
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וַיַּ֤עַשׂand he didאָסָא֙Asaהַטּ֣וֹבthe goodוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רand the rightבְּעֵינֵ֖יin the eyes ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהָֽיו׃God his
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וַיָּ֛סַרand he removedאֶת־obj.מִזְבְּח֥וֹתthe altars ofהַנֵּכָ֖רthe foreignnessוְהַבָּמ֑וֹתand the high placesוַיְשַׁבֵּר֙and he broke downאֶת־obj.הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתthe sacred pillarsוַיְגַדַּ֖עand he cut downאֶת־obj.הָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃the Asherah poles
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidלִֽיהוּדָ֔הto Judahלִדְר֕וֹשׁto seekאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑םancestors theirוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתand to observeהַתּוֹרָ֥הthe lawוְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃and the commandment
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וַיָּ֙סַר֙and he removedמִכָּל־from allעָרֵ֣יthe cities ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahאֶת־obj.הַבָּמ֖וֹתthe high placesוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽחַמָּנִ֑יםthe incense altarsוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טand it was at peaceהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הthe kingdomלְפָנָֽיו׃to before him
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וַיִּ֛בֶןand he builtעָרֵ֥יcities ofמְצוּרָ֖הfortificationבִּיהוּדָ֑הin Judahכִּֽי־forשָׁקְטָ֣הit was at peaceהָאָ֗רֶץthe landוְאֵין־and there notעִמּ֤וֹwith himמִלְחָמָה֙was warבַּשָּׁנִ֣יםin the yearsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseכִּֽי־forהֵנִ֥יחַhe had given restיְהוָ֖הYahwehלֽוֹ׃to him
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidלִֽיהוּדָ֜הto Judahנִבְנֶ֣ה׀let us buildאֶת־obj.הֶעָרִ֣יםthe citiesהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseוְנָסֵ֨בand let us surround themחוֹמָ֣הwallוּמִגְדָּלִים֮and towersדְּלָתַ֣יִםgatesוּבְרִיחִים֒and barsעוֹדֶ֨נּוּstill itהָאָ֜רֶץthe landלְפָנֵ֗ינוּis to before usכִּ֤יforדָרַ֙שְׁנוּ֙we have soughtאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּGod ourדָּרַ֕שְׁנוּwe sought himוַיָּ֥נַֽחand he has given restלָ֖נוּto usמִסָּבִ֑יבfrom round aboutוַיִּבְנ֖וּand they builtוַיַּצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פand they prospered
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וַיְהִ֣יand it belongedלְאָסָ֗אto Asaחַיִל֮an armyנֹשֵׂ֣אbearingצִנָּ֣הbody shieldsוָרֹמַח֒and spearsמִֽיהוּדָה֙from Judahשְׁלֹ֣שׁthreeמֵא֣וֹתhundredsאֶ֔לֶף סthousandוּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןand of Benjaminנֹשְׂאֵ֤יthose who carryמָגֵן֙of a shieldוְדֹ֣רְכֵיand those who bendקֶ֔שֶׁתof a bowמָאתַ֥יִםtwo hundredוּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםand eightyאָ֑לֶףthousandכָּל־allאֵ֖לֶּהtheseגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיwere mighty men ofחָֽיִל׃strength
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וַיֵּצֵ֨אand he came outאֲלֵיהֶ֜םagainst themזֶ֣רַחZerahהַכּוּשִׁ֗יthe Cushiteבְּחַ֙יִל֙with an armyאֶ֣לֶףa thousandאֲלָפִ֔יםthousandsוּמַרְכָּב֖וֹתand chariotsשְׁלֹ֣שׁthreeמֵא֑וֹתhundredsוַיָּבֹ֖אand he cameעַד־toמָרֵשָֽׁה׃Mareshah
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וַיֵּצֵ֥אand he went outאָסָ֖אAsaלְפָנָ֑יוto before himוַיַּֽעַרְכוּ֙and they drew up in formationמִלְחָמָ֔הbattleבְּגֵ֥יאin the valley ofצְפַ֖תָהZephathahלְמָרֵשָֽׁה׃to Mareshah
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וַיִּקְרָ֨אand he called outאָסָ֜אAsaאֶל־toיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהָיו֮God hisוַיֹּאמַר֒and he saidיְהוָ֗הO Yahwehאֵֽין־there notעִמְּךָ֤is with youלַעְזוֹר֙to helpבֵּ֥יןbetweenרַב֙greatלְאֵ֣יןand notכֹּ֔חַstrengthעָזְרֵ֜נוּhelp usיְהוָ֤הO Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙God ourכִּֽי־forעָלֶ֣יךָon youנִשְׁעַ֔נּוּwe dependוּבְשִׁמְךָ֣and in name yourבָ֔אנוּwe have comeעַל־onהֶהָמ֖וֹןthe multitudeהַזֶּ֑הthe thisיְהוָ֤הO Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙are God ourאַ֔תָּהyouאַל־may notיַעְצֹ֥רhe retainעִמְּךָ֖with youאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ סa man
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וַיִּגֹּ֤ףand he defeatedיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת־obj.הַכּוּשִׁ֔יםthe Cushitesלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeאָסָ֖אAsaוְלִפְנֵ֣יand to beforeיְהוּדָ֑הJudahוַיָּנֻ֖סוּand they fledהַכּוּשִֽׁים׃the Cushites
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וַיִּרְדְּפֵ֨םand he pursued themאָסָ֜אAsaוְהָעָ֣םand the peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichעִמּוֹ֮was with himעַד־toלִגְרָר֒to Gerarוַיִּפֹּ֤לand it fellמִכּוּשִׁים֙of the Cushitesלְאֵ֣יןto notלָהֶ֣םbelonged to themמִֽחְיָ֔הpreservationכִּֽי־forנִשְׁבְּר֥וּthey had been brokenלִפְנֵֽי־to beforeיְהוָ֖הYahwehוְלִפְנֵ֣יand to beforeמַחֲנֵ֑הוּarmy hisוַיִּשְׂא֥וּand they carried offשָׁלָ֖לbootyהַרְבֵּ֥הmuchמְאֹֽד׃very
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וַיַּכּ֗וּand they struck downאֵ֤תobj.כָּל־allהֶֽעָרִים֙the citiesסְבִיב֣וֹתaroundגְּרָ֔רGerarכִּי־forהָיָ֥הit wasפַֽחַד־the dread ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehעֲלֵיהֶ֑םon themוַיָּבֹ֙זּוּ֙and they plunderedאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםthe citiesכִּֽי־forבִזָּ֥הplunderרַבָּ֖הmuchהָיְתָ֥הit wasבָהֶֽם׃in them
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וְגַם־and alsoאָהֳלֵ֥יthe tents ofמִקְנֶ֖הlivestockהִכּ֑וּthey struck downוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּand they took captiveצֹ֤אןsheepלָרֹב֙to abundanceוּגְמַלִּ֔יםand camelsוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּand they returnedיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סJerusalem

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