2 CHRONICLES 20:12

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.”

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2 Chronicles 20:12 Translation & Meaning

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O our God, אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative O God
wilt thou not הֲלֹ֣א Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles wilt not
judge תִשְׁפָּט To judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively) judge
them? for כִּ֣י (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed them for
we have no אֵ֥ין A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle no
might כֹּ֔חַ Vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard might
against לִ֠פְנֵי The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) against
this הַזֶּ֖ה The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that this
great הָרָ֛ב Abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) great
company הֶֽהָמ֥וֹן A noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth company
that cometh הַבָּ֣א To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) cometh
against עָלֵ֑ינוּ Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications against
us; neither לֹ֤א Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles neither
know נֵדַע֙ To know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) know
we וַֽאֲנַ֗חְנוּ We we
what מַֽה Properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses what
to do: נַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application do
but כִּ֥י (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed but
our eyes עֵינֵֽינוּ׃ An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) eyes
are (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
upon עָלֶ֖יךָ Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications upon
thee. עָלֶ֖יךָ Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications thee

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  • 10  And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;

  • 11  Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.

  • 12  O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.

  • 13  And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

  • 14  Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation;




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