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2 Chronicles 6:26

When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,
2 Chronicles 6:26
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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)

בְּהֵעָצֵ֧ר הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה מָטָ֖ר כִּ֣י יֶֽחֶטְאוּ־לָ֑ךְ וְהִֽתְפַּלְל֞וּ אֶל־הַמָּק֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ וְהוֹד֣וּ אֶת־שְׁמֶ֔ךָ מֵחַטָּאתָ֥ם יְשׁוּב֖וּן כִּ֥י תַעֲנֵֽם׃

  1. בְּהֵעָצֵ֧רbe.he.'a.Tzer“when are shut up”
    Preposition + Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common · from עָצַר · “to restrain” · Strong's H6113
  2. הַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  3. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. מָטָ֖רma.Tar“rain”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָטַר · “rain” · Strong's H4306
  6. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. יֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-“they will sin”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
  8. לָ֑ךְLakh“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  9. וְהִֽתְפַּלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.Lu“and they will pray”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from פָּלַל · “to pray” · Strong's H6419
  10. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. הַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.Kom“the place”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  12. הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  13. וְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.Du“and they will praise”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָדָה · “to give thanks” · Strong's H3034
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. שְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.kha“name your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  16. מֵחַטָּאתָ֥םme.cha.ta.Tam“from sin their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חַטָּאת · “sin” · Strong's H2403B
  17. יְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.Vun“they will turn back !”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from שׁוּב · “repent” · Strong's H7725O
  18. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  19. תַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.Nem“you will afflict them”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָנָה · “to afflict” · Strong's H6031B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)