2 Chronicles 15:2
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And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
In other translations
And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּצֵאvaiyetze'and he went outH3318לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440אָסָא'asa'AsaH609וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לוֹloto himשְׁמָעוּנִיshema'unilisten to meH8085אָסָא'asa'O AsaH609וְכָל־vekholand allH3605יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וּבִנְיָמִןuvinyaminand BenjaminH1144יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עִמָּכֶם'imakhem[is] with youH5973בִּהְיוֹתְכֶםbihyotkhemwhen are youH1961עִמּוֹimowith himH5973וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518תִּדְרְשֻׁהוּtidreshuhuyou will seek himH1875יִמָּצֵאyimatze'he will let himself be foundH4672לָכֶםlakhemby youוְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518תַּעַזְבֻהוּta'azvuhuyou will forsake himH5800יַעֲזֹבya'azohe will forsakeH5800אֶתְכֶם׃ ס'etkhem<obj.> youH853
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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