2 Chronicles 20:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Chronicles 20:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תָּב֨וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עָלֵ֜ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
רָעָ֗ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
חֶרֶב֮
chereb
H2719
sword
שְׁפוֹט֮
shᵉphôwṭ
H8196
judgment
וְדֶ֣בֶר
deber
H1698
pestilence
וְרָעָב֒
râʻâb
H7458
famine
נַֽעַמְדָ֞ה
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
לִפְנֵ֨י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַבַּ֤יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
וּלְפָנֶ֔יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
שִׁמְךָ֖
shêm
H8034
name
בַּבַּ֣יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְנִזְעַ֥ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
אֵלֶ֛יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
מִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּ
tsârâh
H6869
distress
וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
וְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
If evil come on us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before you, (for your name is in this house), and cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.
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King James Version Public Domain
If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘If disaster comes on us—the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you for your name is in this house. And we will cry to you from our distress, and you will hear and deliver.’
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