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Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple

2 Chronicles 29:9

In 11 translations

BSB
For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.
KJV
For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
WEB
For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
ASV
For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
LSV
And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives [are] in captivity for this.
YLT
And lo, fallen have our fathers by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives [are] in captivity for this.
DBY
And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
DRC
Behold, our fathers are fallen by the sword, our sons, and our daughters, and wives are led away captives for this wickedness.
GNV
For lo, our fathers are fallen by the sword, and our sonnes, and our daughters, and our wiues are in captiuitie for the same cause.
JPS
For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
LXXE
And, behold, your fathers have been smitten with the sword, and your sons and your daughters and your wives are in captivity in a land not their own, as it is even now.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְהִנֵּ֛ה נָפְל֥וּ אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ בֶּחָ֑רֶב וּבָנֵ֨ינוּ וּבְנוֹתֵ֧ינוּ וְנָשֵׁ֛ינוּ בַּשְּׁבִ֖י עַל־זֹֽאת׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἰδοὺ πεπλήγασιν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἐν μαχαίρᾳ, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες ὑμῶν ἐν αἰχμαλωσίᾳ ἐν γῇ οὐκ αὐτῶν, ὃ καὶ νῦν ἐστιν.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Chronicles 28:17The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.
  • 2 Chronicles 28:5–8So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.…
  • Leviticus 26:17And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
  • Lamentations 5:7Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.

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