Hebrew Interlinear
2 Chronicles 6:38 Interlinear
“If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity whither they have carried them captives and pray toward in the land which thou gavest unto their fathers and toward the city which thou hast chosen and toward the house which I have built for thy name”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְשָׁ֣בוּ | H7725 | If they return | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 2 | אֵלֶ֗יךָ | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 3 | בְּכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 4 | לִבָּם֙ | H3820 | to thee with all their heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 5 | וּבְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 6 | נַפְשָׁ֔ם | H5315 | and with all their soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 7 | אַרְצָם֙ | H776 | in the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 8 | שִׁבְיָ֖ם | H7628 | of their captivity | exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty |
| 9 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 10 | שָׁב֣וּ | H7617 | whither they have carried them captives | to transport into captivity |
| 11 | אֹתָ֑ם | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 12 | וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֗וּ | H6419 | and pray | to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray |
| 13 | דֶּ֤רֶךְ | H1870 | toward | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 14 | אַרְצָם֙ | H776 | in the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 15 | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 16 | נָתַ֣תָּה | H5414 | which thou gavest | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 17 | לַֽאֲבוֹתָ֔ם | H1 | unto their fathers | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 18 | וְהָעִיר֙ | H5892 | and toward the city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 19 | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 20 | בָּחַ֔רְתָּ | H977 | which thou hast chosen | properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select |
| 21 | וְלַבַּ֖יִת | H1004 | and toward the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 22 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 23 | בָּנִ֥יתִי | H1129 | which I have built | to build (literally and figuratively) |
| 24 | לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃ | H8034 | for thy name | an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character |
Verse Context
2 Chronicles 6:37Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive...
2 Chronicles 6:38 (current)If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity whither they have carried them captives and pray toward in the land which thou gavest unto their fathers and toward the city which thou hast chosen and toward the house which I have built for thy name
2 Chronicles 6:39Then hear thou from the heavens place even from thy dwelling ...