Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 19:5-10
6Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the judgesהַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199, “Consider carefullyרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200whatמָֽה־mah-H4100youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859doעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213,forכִּ֣יkiH3588you are notלֹ֧אlo'H3808judgingתִּשְׁפְּט֖וּtish.pe.TuH8199for manלְאָדָ֛םle.'a.DamH120,butכִּ֣יkiH3588for the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,who is with youוְעִמָּכֶ֖םve.'i.ma.KhemH5973when you render judgmentבִּדְבַ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃bid.Var mish.PatH1697H4941.
7And nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,may the fearפַֽחַד־fa.chad-H6343of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961upon youעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.Be carefulשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104what you doוַעֲשׂ֔וּva.'a.SuH6213,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588withעִם־'im-H5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430there is noאֵ֞ין'einH369injusticeעַוְלָ֛ה'av.LahH5766or partialityוּמַשֹּׂ֥א פָנִ֖יםu.ma.So' fa.NimH4856H6440or briberyוּמִקַּח־ שֹֽׁחַד׃u.mi.kach- Sho.chadH4727H7810.”
8Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092appointedהֶעֱמִ֨ידhe.'e.MidH5975in Jerusalemבִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַםBi.ru.sha.limH3389some ofמִן־min-H4480the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881,priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and headsוּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤יu.me.ra.SheiH7218of the Israeliteלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478familiesהָאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1to judgeלְמִשְׁפַּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941on behalf of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and to settle disputesוְלָרִ֑יבve.la.RivH7379.And they livedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
9He commanded themוַיְצַ֥ו עֲלֵיהֶ֖םvay.Tzav 'a.lei.HemH6680H5921,sayingלֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֤הle.Mor kohH559H3541, “You must serveתַעֲשׂוּן֙ta.'a.SunH6213faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֖הbe.'e.mu.NahH530and wholeheartedlyוּבְלֵבָ֥ב שָׁלֵֽם׃u.ve.le.Vav sha.LemH8003H3824in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.
10For everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605disputeרִיב֩rivH7379thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834comesיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935before youעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921from your brothersמֵאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם׀me.'a.chei.KhemH251who dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֣יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892—whetherבֵּֽין־bein-H996it regardsbloodshedדָּ֣ם׀damH1818or some other violationלְדָם֮le.DamH1818ofבֵּין־bein-H996lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451,commandmentsלְמִצְוָה֮le.mitz.VahH4687,statutesלְחֻקִּ֣יםle.chu.KimH2706,or ordinancesוּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒u.le.mish.pa.TimH4941—you are to warn themוְהִזְהַרְתֶּ֣םve.hiz.har.TemH2094אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,so that they will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808incur guiltיֶאְשְׁמוּ֙ye'.she.MuH816before the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and wrathקֶ֥צֶףKe.tzefH7110will not comeוְהָֽיָה־ve.ha.yah-H1961upon youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֑ם'a.chei.KhemH251.Doתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213thisכֹּ֥הkohH3541,and you will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808incur guiltתֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃te'.Sha.muH816.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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