Our Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּwill you notהֲלֹאjudgeתִשְׁפָּטthem?בָּםForכִּיthere is noאֵיןpowerכֹּחַin usבָּנוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthisהַזֶּהgreatהָרָבmultitudeהֶהָמוֹןthat is comingהַבָּאagainst us,עָלֵינוּand weוַאֲנַחְנוּdo notלֹאknowנֵדַעwhatמַהto do,נַּעֲשֶׂהbutכִּיon youעָלֶיךָare our eyes.”עֵינֵינוּ
2 Chronicles 20:12
Study it in the app“Our Elohim, will you not judge them? For there is no power in us before this great multitude that is coming against us, and we do not know what to do, but on you are our eyes.””
Facing a huge army, Jehoshaphat prays: our eyes are on youPrayerSurrounded by enemies, King Jehoshaphat admits he does not know what to do and looks to GodGod guides
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 20:12, word by word
- Our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- judgeתִשְׁפָּטtishpat
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “tishpat” appears- powerכֹּחַkoach
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “koach” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- greatרָבrav
great
Of great size or power; the one who stands out.
Where else “rav” appears- multitudeהָמוֹןhamon
multitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamon” appears- that is comingבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears- knowנֵדַעneda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “neda” appears- to doנַּעֲשֶׂהnaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “naase” appears- are our eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears
The context
11look, they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of your possession that you gave us to possess.
12 · This verse (above)
13And all Judah was standing before YHWH, also their little ones, their wives and their sons.