Were notהֲלֹא הָיוּthe Cushitesהַכּוּשִׁיםand the Libyansוְהַלּוּבִיםa numerousלָרֹבforce,לְחַיִלwith chariotsלְרֶכֶבand horsemenוּלְפָרָשִׁיםin veryמְאֹדgreat number?לְהַרְבֵּהYet because you reliedוּבְהִשָּׁעֶנְךָonעַלYHWH,יְהוָהhe gave themנְתָנָםinto your hand.בְּיָדֶךָ
2 Chronicles 16:8
Study it in the app“Were not the Cushites and the Libyans a numerous force, with chariots and horsemen in very great number? Yet because you relied on YHWH, he gave them into your hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 16:8, word by word
- Were notהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- the Cushitesכּוּשִׁיםkushim
Cushite
Cushite: a person from Cush, the region south of Egypt (toward present-day Sudan). Joab's messenger is called this (2 Samuel 18), and so is Ebed-melech, who pulled Jeremiah out of the cistern (Jeremiah 38). In the plural, the Cushites as a people. It says nothing good or bad about the person, only where they come from.
Where else “kushim” appears- and the Libyansלּוּבִיםluvim
Libyans
Libyans: a people of North Africa, west of Egypt.
Where else “luvim” appears- a numerousרֹבrov
multitude
A great crowd of people or things.
Where else “rov” appears- forceחַיִלchayil
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayil” appears- with chariotsרֶכֶבrechev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appears- and horsemenפָרָשִׁיםfarashim
horseman
A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.
Where else “farashim” appears- in veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- great numberהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears- Yet because you reliedהִשָּׁעֶנְhishaen
rely
To trust in YHWH, or in supports that fail.
Where else “hishaen” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- he gave themנְתָנָnetana
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “netana” appears- into your handיָדֶyade
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yade” appears
The context
7At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Aram, and did not rely on YHWH your Elohim, therefore the force of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
8 · This verse (above)
9For the eyes of YHWH range through all the earth to show himself strong with those whose heart is whole toward him. You have acted foolishly in this, for from now on there will be wars against you.”