New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Chronicles 32:2-8
3he decidedוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with his officersשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and his warriorsוְגִבֹּרָ֔יוve.gi.bo.RavH1368to cutH5640offH5640the supply ofwaterמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325from the springsH5871whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wereoutsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH4480H2351the cityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892,and they helpedוַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃Vai.ya'.ze.Ru.huH5826him.
4So manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971assembledוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908and stoppedוַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙vai.yis.te.MuH5640up allכָּל־kol-H3605the springsהַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹתha.ma'.ya.NotH4599andthe streamהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158which flowedהַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ףha.sho.TefH7857throughבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the regionהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804comeיָב֙וֹאוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935and findוּמָצְא֖וּu.ma.tze.'UH4672abundantרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325?”
5And he tookH2388courageH2388andrebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129allכָּל־kol-H3605the wallהַחוֹמָ֨הha.cho.MahH2346that had been brokenH6555downהַפְּרוּצָ֜הha.pe.ru.TzahH6555anderectedוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927towersהַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתha.mig.da.LotH4026on it, and builtanotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312outsideוְלַח֙וּצָה֙ve.la.Chu.tzahH2351wallהַחוֹמָ֣הha.cho.MahH2346and strengthenedH2388theMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407inthe cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,and madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213weaponsשֶׁ֛לַחShe.lachH7973and shieldsוּמָגִנִּֽים׃u.ma.gi.NimH4043in greatH7230numberH7230.
6He appointedוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414militaryמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421officersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269overעַל־'al-H5921the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971and gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣םvai.yik.be.TzemH6908them to him in the squareרְחוֹב֙re.chOvH7339at the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696encouraginglyעַל־ לְבָבָ֖ם'al- le.va.VamH5921H3824to them, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
7“Be strongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and courageousוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553,do not fearתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372or be dismayedתֵּחַ֗תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH4480H6440of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804nor becauseוּמִלִּפְנֵ֖יu.mi.lif.NeiH4480H6440of allכָּל־kol-H3605the hordeהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995that is with him;for the one with us is greaterרַ֖בravH7227thanH4480the one with him.
8With him is onlyan armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320, butwith us is the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to helpלְעָזְרֵ֔נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us and to fightוּלְהִלָּחֵ֖םu.le.hi.la.ChemH3898our battlesמִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּmil.cha.mo.Te.nuH4421.”And the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971reliedוַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּvai.yi.sa.me.KhuH5564on the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32
- 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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