2 Chronicles 14:7
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Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
In other translations
Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לִיהוּדָהlihudahto JudahH3063נִבְנֶה׀nivnehlet us buildH1129אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הֶעָרִיםhe'arimthe citiesH5892הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428וְנָסֵבvenasevand let us surround [them]H5437חוֹמָהchomahwallH2346וּמִגְדָּלִיםumigdalimand towersH4026דְּלָתַיִםdelatayimgatesH1817וּבְרִיחִיםuverichimand barsH1280עוֹדֶנּוּodenustill itH5750הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776לְפָנֵינוּlefaneinu[is] <to> before usH6440כִּיkiforH3588דָרַשְׁנוּdarashnuwe have soughtH1875אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵינוּ'eloheinuGod ourH430דָּרַשְׁנוּdarashnuwe sought [him]H1875וַיָּנַחvaiyanachand he has given restH5117לָנוּlanuto usמִסָּבִיבmisavivfrom round aboutH5439וַיִּבְנוּvaiyivnuand they builtH1129וַיַּצְלִיחוּ׃ פvaiyatzlichuand they prosperedH6743
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