2 Chronicles 33:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּכְהָצֵ֣ר ל֔וֹ חִלָּ֕ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע מְאֹ֔ד מִלִּפְנֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבֹתָֽיו׃

Transliteration

Ûkhehāṣêr lô ḥillāh ʾet-penê YHWH ʾĕlōhāyw wayyikkānaʿ meʾōd milliphnê ʾĕlōhê ʾăvōtāyw

Grammar Details

• *Ûkhehāṣêr*: conjunction + preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - and when in distress
• *lô*: preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him
• *ḥillāh*: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he entreated/sought favor
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *penê*: masculine plural construct - face of
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh
• *ʾĕlōhāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his God
• *wayyikkānaʿ*: Niphal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he humbled himself
• *meʾōd*: adverb - greatly
• *milliphnê*: preposition + preposition + construct plural of פָּנִים - from before
• *ʾĕlōhê*: masculine plural construct - God of
• *ʾăvōtāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his fathers

Word Meanings

• *hāṣêr*: in distress/in affliction/in trouble
• *ḥillāh* *ʾet*-*penê*: entreated the face/sought favor/implored
• *wayyikkānaʿ*: humbled himself/submitted/was humbled

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when he was in distress, he sought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he was in distress,{H6887} he besought{H2470} Jehovah{H3068} his God,{H430} and humbled{H3665} himself greatly{H3966} before{H6440} the God{H430} of his fathers.{H1}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he was in affliction{H6887}{(H8687)}, he besought{H2470}{(H8765)} the LORD{H3068} his God{H430}, and humbled{H3665}{(H8735)} himself greatly{H3966} before{H6440} the God{H430} of his fathers{H1},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he was in trouble, he made intercession before the LORDE his God, and humbled him selfe greatly before the God of his fathers,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he was in tribulation, he prayed to the Lorde his God, and humbled him selfe greatly before the God of his fathers,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he was in tribulation, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled him selfe exceedingly before the God of his fathers,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And when he is in distress he hath appeased the face of Jehovah his God, and is humbled exceedingly before the God of his fathers,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And crying out to the Lord his God in his trouble, he made himself low before the God of his fathers,

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In his pain Manasseh asked the LORD his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 32:26 : 26 However, Hezekiah humbled himself, along with the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the LORD's wrath did not come upon them during Hezekiah's days.
• 2 Chr 33:18-19 : 18 The rest of the acts of Manasseh, including his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, are recorded in the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 19 His prayer and how God was moved by his plea, all his sins and unfaithfulness, the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and carved images before he humbled himself—all these are written in the records of the seers.
• 2 Chr 33:23 : 23 But he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
• Ps 50:15 : 15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.
• Jer 31:18-20 : 18 I have surely heard Ephraim’s lamenting: 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf. Restore me, and I will return, for you are the LORD my God.' 19 After I turned away, I repented; after I came to understand, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son, my precious child? For as often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore, my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the LORD.
• Hos 5:15 : 15 I will return to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will earnestly seek me.
• Mic 6:9 : 9 The voice of the Lord calls to the city (and wisdom fears Your name): 'Hear the rod and the One who appointed it.'
• Luke 15:16-18 : 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but here I am dying from hunger! 18 I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.
• Luke 18:14-15 : 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.' 15 People were also bringing infants to Jesus so that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.
• Acts 9:11 : 11 The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas, look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying.
• Jas 4:10 : 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
• 1 Pet 5:5-6 : 5 In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time.
• Exod 10:3 : 3 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, "This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me.'
• Lev 26:39-42 : 39 Those of you who remain will waste away in their iniquity in the lands of your enemies; and also because of the iniquities of their ancestors, they will waste away with them. 40 But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors—their unfaithfulness with which they were unfaithful to me, and also how they walked contrary to me— 41 so that I also walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts are humbled, and they accept their punishment for their iniquity, 42 then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
• Deut 4:30-31 : 30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. 31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you, destroy you, or forget the covenant He swore to your ancestors.
• 2 Chr 28:5 : 5 Therefore, the LORD his God allowed him to fall into the hands of the king of Aram. They defeated him, took a great number of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who inflicted a heavy defeat on him.
• 2 Chr 28:22 : 22 During his time of distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.