2 Chronicles 19:10

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2 Chronicles 19:10, word by word

disputeרִיבriv

case

A matter brought before the judge.

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comesיָבוֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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your brothersאֲחֵיache

countryman

Someone of the same people, or a friend.

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who liveיֹּשְׁבִיםyoshvim

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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in their citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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bloodדָּםdam

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

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lawתּוֹרָהtora

law

Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.

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and commandmentמִצְוָהmitsva

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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statutesחֻקִּיםchukim

statute

A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.

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and rulesמִשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatim

rule

Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.

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you shall warnהִזְהַרְתֶּםhizhartem

warn

To alert someone to danger, instruct them.

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incur guiltיֶאְשְׁמוּyeshmu

be guilty

Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.

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before YHWHיהוָהyhva

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.

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and wrath comeהָיָהhaya

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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and wrath comeקֶצֶףketsef

wrath

A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.

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you shall doתַעֲשׂוּtaasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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Translation note

“Between blood and blood”: it can be understood as deciding what kind of death it was, for example whether it was intentional or not (Deuteronomy 17:8).

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