King James Version

2 Chronicles 32:20

And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

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וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞לvayitpaleland judgeפָּלַלconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and judge”, the next action in the storyH6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, prayintreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּyechizqiyahvHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהnoun, proper name — “Hezekiah”H2396Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other IsraelitesHezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare H3169 (יְחִזְקִיָּה).הַמֶּ֗לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּvishayahvand Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Isaiah”H3470Jeshajah, the name of seven IsraelitesIsaiah, Jesaiah, Jeshaiah.בֶןvensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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, […אָמ֛וֹץamotsAmozאָמוֹץnoun, proper name — “Amoz”H531Amots, an IsraeliteAmoz.הַנָּבִ֖יאhanavithe prophetנָבִיאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…זֹ֑אתzotthisזֹאתpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.וַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּvayizaqvand assembleזָעַקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and assemble”, the next action in the storyH2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publiclyassemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.הַשָּׁמָֽיִםhashamayimthe heavenשָׁמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Hezekiah the king prayeth, and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, concerning this, and they cry to the heavens,

World English Bible

Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

Darby Translation

And because of this, king Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz prayed and cried to heaven.

Douay-Rheims

And Ezechias the king, and Isaias the prophet the son of Amos, prayed against this blasphemy, and cried out to heaven.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And king Ezekias and Esaias the prophet the son of Amos prayed concerning these things, and they cried to heaven.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσηύξατο Ἐζεκίας ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ Ἡσαΐας υἱὸς Ἀμὼς ὁ προφήτης περὶ τούτων, καὶ ἐβόησαν εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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