King James Version

2 Chronicles 21:14

Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:

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הִנֵּ֣הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.יְהוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).נֹגֵ֛ףnogefbeatנָגַףverb, qal, participle, absolute — “beat”, a verb used as a describing wordH5062to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, [idiom] surely, put to the worse.מַגֵּפָ֥הmagefahplagueמַגֵּפָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “plague”, the ordinary formH4046a pestilence; by analogy, defeat([idiom] be) plague(-d), slaughter, stroke.גְדוֹלָ֖הgedolahgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.בְּעַמֶּ֑ךָbeamekhain peopleעַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וּבְבָנֶ֥יךָuvevaneykhaand in sonבֵּןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and in son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וּבְנָשֶׁ֖יךָuvenasheykhaand in eachאִשָּׁהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and in each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.וּבְכָלuvekhaland in allכֹּלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).רְכוּשֶֽׁךָrekhushekhagoodרְכוּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “good”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7399property (as gathered)good, riches, substance.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

behold, the LORD will smite with a great plague thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance;

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American Standard Version (1901)

behold, Jehovah will smite with a great plague thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance;

Young’s Literal Translation

lo, Jehovah is smiting — a great smiting — among thy people, and among thy sons, and among thy wives, and among all thy goods —

World English Bible

behold, Yahweh will strike your people with a great plague, including your children, your wives, and all your possessions;

Darby Translation

behold, Jehovah will smite with a great stroke thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance,

Douay-Rheims

Behold the Lord will strike thee with a great plague, with all thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

behold, the LORD will smite with a great plague thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

behold, the Lord shall smite thee with a great plague among thy people, and thy sons, and thy wives, and all thy store:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἰδοὺ Κύριος πατάξει σε πληγὴν μεγάλην ἐν τῷ λαῷ σου, καὶ ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς σου, καὶ ἐν γυναιξί σου, καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ ἀποσκευῇ σου.