God & Savior

2 Chronicles 6:23

then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
2 Chronicles 6:23
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַתָּ֣ה׀ תִּשְׁמַ֣ע מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ וְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ אֶת־עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ לְהָשִׁ֣יב לְרָשָׁ֔ע לָתֵ֥ת דַּרְכּ֖וֹ בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יק צַדִּ֔יק לָ֥תֶת ל֖וֹ כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ ס

  1. וְאַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  2. תִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'“you will hear”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  3. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  4. הַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  5. וְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.ta“and you will act”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  6. וְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ve.sha.fa.Ta“and you will judge”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַט · “to judge” · Strong's H8199
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.kha“servants your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  9. לְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.Shiv“to repay”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שׁוּב · “pay” · Strong's H7725K
  10. לְרָשָׁ֔עle.ra.Sha'“to a guilty [person]”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  11. לָתֵ֥תla.Tet“to requite”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  12. דַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.Ko“conduct his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  13. בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.Sho“on own head his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  14. וּלְהַצְדִּ֣יקu.le.hatz.Dik“and to vindicate”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from צָדֵק · “to justify” · Strong's H6663
  15. צַדִּ֔יקtza.Dik“a righteous [person]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  16. לָ֥תֶתLa.tet“to give”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  17. ל֖וֹlo“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  18. כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סke.tzid.ka.To“according to righteousness his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)