Butכִּיifאִםyouאַתָּהgo,בֹּאdo it,עֲשֵׂהbe strongחֲזַקfor the war:לַמִּלְחָמָהElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwill make you stumbleיַכְשִׁילְךָbeforeלִפְנֵיthe enemy;אוֹיֵבforכִּיthere isיֶשׁpowerכֹּחַin Elohimבֵּאלֹהִיםto helpלַעְזוֹרand to make stumble.”וּלְהַכְשִׁיל
2 Chronicles 25:8
Study it in the app“But if you go, do it, be strong for the war: Elohim will make you stumble before the enemy; for there is power in Elohim to help and to make stumble.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 25:8, word by word
- goבֹּאbo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bo” appears- do itעֲשֵׂהase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ase” appears- be strongחֲזַקchazak
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “chazak” appears- for the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- will make you stumbleיַכְשִׁילְyachshil
stumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “yachshil” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- powerכֹּחַkoach
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “koach” appears- to helpעְזוֹרezor
help
To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.
Where else “ezor” appears
Translation note
The beginning is difficult in Hebrew. It is understood: “Go alone and fight with courage; otherwise Elohim will make you stumble,” or else: “even if you go and strengthen yourself, Elohim will make you stumble.”
The context
7But a man of Elohim came to him, saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for YHWH is not with Israel, with all the sons of Ephraim.
8 · This verse (above)
9Amaziah said to the man of Elohim, “And what is to be done about the hundred talents that I have given to the band of Israel?” The man of Elohim said, “YHWH has the means to give you much more than this.”