13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 7:13:1 ⧉הֵ֣ןhenif 2 Chronicles 7:13:2 ⧉אֶֽעֱצֹ֤רeetsorI shut up 2 Chronicles 7:13:3 ⧉הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙hashamayimthe heavens 2 Chronicles 7:13:4 ⧉וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣הveloyiheheand there is not 2 Chronicles 7:13:5 ⧉מָטָ֔רmatarrain 2 Chronicles 7:13:6 ⧉וְהֵן־אֲצַוֶּ֥הvehenatsaveor if I command 2 Chronicles 7:13:7 ⧉עַל־חָגָ֖בalkhagavconcerning the locust 2 Chronicles 7:13:8 ⧉לֶאֱכ֣וֹלleekholto devour 2 Chronicles 7:13:9 ⧉הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe land 2 Chronicles 7:13:10 ⧉וְאִם־אֲשַׁלַּ֥חveimashallakhor if I send 2 Chronicles 7:13:11 ⧉דֶּ֖בֶרdeverpestilence 2 Chronicles 7:13:12 ⧉בְּעַמִּֽי׃beamiamong my people |
13. Formal Translation If I {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} restrain the heavens so that there is no rain, and if I command the locust to devour the land, and if I send a plague among My people. |
13. Dynamic Translation Suppose I {Yahweh, Covenant Keeper} hold back the skies so that it does not rain, or I order locusts to eat up the land, or I send disease among My people. |