11 translations · Hebrew
2 Chronicles 20:17
You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’”
2 Chronicles 20:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’”
- KJV King James Version
- Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them; for Jehovah is with you.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- [It is] not for you to fight in this; station yourselves, stand, and see the salvation of YHWH with you, O Judah and Jerusalem—do not be afraid nor fear—tomorrow go out before them, and YHWH [is] with you.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But you do not need to fight this battle. Just stand still and watch the Lord's victory. He is with you, Judah and Jerusalem! Don't be afraid or discouraged! March down to face them, for the Lord is with you!”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Not for you to fight in this; station yourselves, stand, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem — be not afraid nor fear ye — to-morrow go out before them, and Jehovah [is] with you.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Ye shall not have to fight on this occasion: set yourselves, stand and see the salvation of Jehovah [who is] with you! Judah and Jerusalem, fear not nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them, and Jehovah will be with you.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Ye shall not need to fight in this battle : set yourselves, stand ye still , and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- It shall not be you that shall fight, but only stand with confidence, and you shall see the help of the Lord over you, O Juda, and Jerusalem: fear ye not, nor be you dismayed: tomorrow you shall go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹ֥א | lō | need not | H3808 לֹא not |
| לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | You | H9005 ל to/for |
| לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | fight | H3898 לָחַם to fight |
| בָּזֹ֑את | bā·zōṯ | this [battle] | H2063 זֹאת this |
| הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ | hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū | Take up your positions | H3320 יָצַב to stand |
| עִמְד֡וּ | ‘im·ḏū | stand firm | H5975 עָמַד to stand: stand |
| וּרְא֣וּ | ū·rə·’ū | and see | H7200 רָאָה to see: see |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| יְשׁוּעַת֩ | yə·šū·‘aṯ | the salvation | H3444 יְשׁוּעָה salvation |
| יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| עִמָּכֶ֜ם | ‘im·mā·ḵem | on your behalf | H5973 עִם with |
| יְהוּדָ֣ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | O Judah | H3063 יְהוּדָה Judah |
| וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | wî·rū·šā·lim | and Jerusalem | H3389 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם Jerusalem |
| אַל־ | ’al- | Do not | H408 אַל not |
| תִּֽירְאוּ֙ | tî·rə·’ū | be afraid | H3372 יָרֵא to fear |
| וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | — | H408 אַל not |
| תֵּחַ֔תּוּ | tê·ḥat·tū | or discouraged | H2865 חָתַת to to be dismayed |
| מָחָר֙ | mā·ḥār | tomorrow | H4279 מָחָר tomorrow |
| צְא֣וּ | ṣə·’ū | Go out | H3318 יָצָא to come out: come |
| לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם | lip̄·nê·hem | and face them | H6440 פָּנֶה face: before |
| וַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | for the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| עִמָּכֶֽם׃ | ‘im·mā·ḵem | is with you | H5973 עִם with |
Related verses
- Exodus 14:13–14
Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today: for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall never see them again. Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”
- 2 Chronicles 15:2
and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
- Isaiah 41:10
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Psalm 46:10–11
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.” Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
- Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- 2 Chronicles 32:8
An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
- Lamentations 3:26
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
- Numbers 14:9
Only don’t rebel against Yahweh, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us. Their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us. Don’t fear them.”
- Psalm 46:7
Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
15 and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, king Jehoshaphat. Yahweh says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed because of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
16 Tomorrow, go down against them. Behold, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’”
18 Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshiping Yahweh.
19 The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 20 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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