2 Chronicles 12:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But they will becomeיִהְיוּ־
(yih·yu-)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
his slavesלַעֲבָדִ֑ים
(la·'a·va·dim;)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
so that they may learnוְיֵדְעוּ֙
(ve·ye·de·'u)
3045: to knowa prim. root
[the difference between] My serviceעֲבֹ֣ודָתִ֔י
(a·vo·v·da·ti,)
5656: labor, servicefrom abad
and the serviceוַעֲבֹודַ֖ת
(va·'a·vo·v·dat)
5656: labor, servicefrom abad
of the kingdomsמַמְלְכֹ֥ות
(mam·le·cho·vt)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
of the countries."הָאֲרָצֹֽות׃
(ha·'a·ra·tzo·vt.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Nevertheless they shall be his servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
that they may know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
my service
`abodah  (ab-o-daw')
work of any kind -- act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, wrought.
and the service
`abodah  (ab-o-daw')
work of any kind -- act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, wrought.
of the kingdoms
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
of the countries
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But they will become his slaves so that they may learn the difference between My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."

King James Bible
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, they will become his servants so that they may recognize the difference between serving Me and serving the kingdoms of other lands."

International Standard Version
Nevertheless, they will become his slaves so they may learn to differentiate between what it means to serve me and to serve the kingdoms of these nations."

NET Bible
Yet they will become his subjects, so they can experience how serving me differs from serving the surrounding nations."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But they will become his servants so that they can learn the difference between serving me and serving foreign kings."

King James 2000 Bible
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
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