King James Version

2 Chronicles 20:11

Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.

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וְהִ֨נֵּהvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.הֵ֔םhemtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.גֹּמְלִ֖יםgomelimrequiteגָּמַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “requite”, a verb used as a describing wordH1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to weanbestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, [phrase] serve, mean, yield.עָלֵ֑ינוּaleynvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…לָבוֹא֙lavoto to comeבּוֹאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לְגָ֣רְשֵׁ֔נוּlegareshenvto drive awayגָּרַשׁpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to drive away”, the to-form of the verbH1644to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorcecast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out.מִיְּרֻשָּׁתְךָ֖miyrushatekhafrom heritageיְרֻשָּׁהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from heritage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3425something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimonyheritage, inheritance, possession.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…הֽוֹרַשְׁתָּֽנוּhorashtanvexpelיָרַשׁverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “expel”, a completed actionH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

behold, they render unto us evil, to come to cast us out of Thy possession, which Thou hast given us to inherit.

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American Standard Version (1901)

behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.

Young’s Literal Translation

and lo, they are recompensing to us — to come in to drive us out of Thy possession, that Thou hast caused us to possess.

World English Bible

behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.

Darby Translation

behold, they reward us, in coming to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to possess.

Douay-Rheims

Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

behold, they render unto us evil, to come to cast us out of Thy possession, which Thou hast given us to inherit.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

yet now, behold, they make attempts against us, to come forth to cast us out from our inheritance which thou gavest us.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν ἰσοὺ αὐτοὶ ἐπιχειροῦσιν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἐξελθεῖν ἐκβαλεῖν ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς κληρονομίας ἡμῶν, ἧς ἔδωκας ἡμῖν.