Revised Webster's Bible
2 Chronicles 20:20-29
20And they roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, and wentforthוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318into thewildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057ofTekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620: and as they wentforthוּבְצֵאתָ֞םu.ve.tze.TamH3318,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֗וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, OJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and yeinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;Believeהַאֲמִ֜ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539in theLORDבַּיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, so shall ye beestablishedוְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּve.Te.'a.Me.nuH539;believeהַאֲמִ֥ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539hisprophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030, so shall yeprosperוְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ve.hatz.Li.chuH6743.
21And when he hadconsultedוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, heappointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975singersמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891to theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and that shouldpraiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984thebeautyלְהַדְרַת־le.had.rat-H1927ofholinessקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, as they wentoutבְּצֵאת֙be.tzeTH3318beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thearmyהֶֽחָל֔וּץhe.cha.LutzH2502, and tosayוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559,Praiseהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068; for hismercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.
22Andwhenוּבְעֵת֩u.ve.'EtH6256theybeganהֵחֵ֨לּוּhe.Che.luH2490tosingבְרִנָּ֜הve.ri.NahH7440and topraiseוּתְהִלָּ֗הu.te.hi.LahH8416, theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414ambushesמְ֠אָֽרְבִיםMe.'a.re.vimH693against thechildrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabמוֹאָ֧בmo.'AvH4124, andmountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֛ירse.'IrH8165, who werecomeהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935againstJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063; and they weresmittenוַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃vai.yi.na.Ge.fuH5062.
23For thechildrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֧וֹןa.MonH5983andMoabוּמוֹאָ֛בu.mo.'AvH4124stoodupוַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּVai.ya.'am.duH5975against theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofmountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165, utterly toslayלְהַחֲרִ֣יםle.ha.cha.RimH2763anddestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידu.le.hash.MidH8045them : and when they had made anendוּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙u.khe.kha.lo.TamH3615of theinhabitantsבְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יbe.yo.she.VeiH3427ofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165, everyoneאִישׁ־'ish-H376helpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826todestroyלְמַשְׁחִֽית׃le.mash.ChitH4889anotherבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453.
24And whenJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֛הvi.hu.DahH3063cameבָּ֥אba'H935toward the watchtowerהַמִּצְפֶּ֖הha.mitz.PehH4707H4708in thewildernessלַמִּדְבָּ֑רla.mid.BarH4057, theylookedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437to themultitudeהֶ֣הָמ֔וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995, and, behold, they were deadbodiesפְּגָרִ֛יםpe.ga.RimH6297fallenנֹפְלִ֥יםno.fe.LimH5307to theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and noneescapedפְּלֵיטָֽה׃pe.lei.TahH6413.
25And whenJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092and hispeopleוְעַמּוֹ֮ve.'a.MoH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to takeawayלָבֹ֣זla.VozH962thespoilשְׁלָלָם֒she.la.LamH7998of them, theyfoundוַיִּמְצְאוּ֩vai.yim.tze.'UH4672among them inabundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230bothrichesוּרְכ֤וּשׁu.re.KhushH7399with the deadbodiesוּפְגָרִים֙u.fe.ga.RimH6297, andpreciousH2532jewelsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627, which they strippedoffוַיְנַצְּל֥וּvay.na.tze.LuH5337for themselves, morethanלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369they could carryawayמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853: and they werethreeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117ingatheringבֹּזְזִ֥יםbo.ze.ZimH962thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998, it was somuchרַב־rav-H7227.
26And on thefourthהָרְבִעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117theyassembledנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950themselves in thevalleyלְעֵ֣מֶקle.'E.mekH6010ofBerachahבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1294; for there theyblessedבֵּרֲכ֣וּbe.ra.KhuH1288theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: therefore thenameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034of the sameplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725hath beencalledקָֽרְא֞וּka.re.'UH7121, Thevalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofBerachahבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1294, to thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
27Then theyreturnedוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725, everymanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389, andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092in thefrontבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218of them, to goagainלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had made them torejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֥םsi.me.ChamH8055over theirenemiesמֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃Me.'oy.vei.HemH341.
29And thefearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was on all thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thosecountriesהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, when they hadheardבְּשָׁמְעָ֕םbe.sha.me.'AmH8085that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068foughtנִלְחַ֣םnil.ChamH3898against theenemiesאוֹיְבֵ֥י'oy.VeiH341ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20
- 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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