2 Chronicles 25:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But if thou wilt go, do [valiantly], be strong for the battle: God will cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֚י אִם־בֹּ֣א אַתָּ֔ה עֲשֵׂ֖ה חֲזַ֣ק לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה יַכְשִֽׁילְךָ֤ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אוֹיֵ֔ב כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־כֹּ֛חַ בֵּאלֹהִ֖ים לַעְז֥וֹר וּלְהַכְשִֽׁיל׃

Transliteration

kî ʾim-bōʾ ʾattâ ʿăśēh ḥăzaq la-milḥāmâ yakšîləkā hā-ʾĕlōhîm lipnê ʾôyēb kî yeš-kōaḥ bē-ʾlōhîm la-ʿzôr û-lə-hakšîl

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction, 'for/if'
• *ʾim-bōʾ*: conditional particle + qal infinitive absolute, 'if to go'
• *ʾattâ*: 2nd masculine singular pronoun, 'you'
• *ʿăśēh*: qal imperative, 'do'
• *ḥăzaq*: adjective/qal imperative, 'be strong'
• *la-milḥāmâ*: preposition + definite article + noun, 'for the battle'
• *yakšîləkā*: hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix, 'he will make you stumble'
• *hā-ʾĕlōhîm*: definite article + noun, 'God'
• *lipnê*: preposition + construct noun, 'before'
• *ʾôyēb*: qal participle/noun, 'enemy'
• *yeš-kōaḥ*: existential particle + noun, 'there is power'
• *bē-ʾlōhîm*: preposition + noun, 'with God'
• *la-ʿzôr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct, 'to help'
• *û-lə-hakšîl*: conjunction + preposition + hiphil infinitive construct, 'and to cause to stumble'

Word Meanings

• *bōʾ*: go/come/advance
• *ḥăzaq*: be strong/be brave/act boldly
• *yakšîləkā*: make you stumble/defeat you/bring you down
• *kōaḥ*: power/strength/ability
• *hakšîl*: cause to stumble/overthrow/defeat

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 20:6 : 6 and he said, O Jehovah, the God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and art not thou ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in thy hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee.
• 2 Chr 14:11 : 11 And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O Jehovah our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
• Phil 4:19 : 19 And my God shall supply every {G5216} need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Chr 18:14 : 14 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper; and they shall be delivered into your hand.
• Deut 8:18 : 18 But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day.
• Judg 7:7 : 7 And Jehovah said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand; and let all the people go every man unto his place.
• 1 Sam 14:6 : 6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.
• 2 Chr 1:12 : 12 wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee; neither shall there any after thee have the like.
• Job 5:18 : 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
• Job 9:13 : 13 God will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.
• Ps 20:7 : 7 Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.
• Ps 24:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. The earth is Jehovah's, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.
• Ps 33:10 : 10 Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
• Ps 33:16 : 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
• Ps 62:11 : 11 God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God.
• Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
• Eccl 9:11 : 11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
• Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
• Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
• Joel 3:9-9 : 9 Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up. 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Haste ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Jehovah. 12 Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. 13 Put ye in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe: come, tread ye; for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of decision.
• Hag 2:8 : 8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Jehovah of hosts.
• Matt 26:45 : 45 Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
• Luke 18:29-30 : 29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, 30 who shall {G3756} not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life.