Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered. Young's Literal Translation And he saith to Judah, ‘Let us build these cities, and compass [them] with wall, and towers, two-leaved doors, and bars, while the land [is] before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God, we have sought, and He giveth rest to us round about;’ and they build and prosper. King James Bible Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about [them] walls, and towers, gates, and bars, [while] the land [is] yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought [him], and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered. Hebrew So he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to the people of Judah, לִֽיהוּדָ֜ה (lî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites “Let us build נִבְנֶ֣ה ׀ (niḇ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's 1129: To build these הָאֵ֗לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those cities הֶעָרִ֣ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement and surround וְנָסֵ֨ב (wə·nā·sêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround them with walls חוֹמָ֣ה (ḥō·w·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2346: A wall of protection and towers, וּמִגְדָּלִים֮ (ū·miḡ·dā·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers with doors דְּלָתַ֣יִם (də·lā·ṯa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door and bars. וּבְרִיחִים֒ (ū·ḇə·rî·ḥîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1280: A bolt The land הָאָ֜רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land is still עוֹדֶ֨נּוּ (‘ō·w·ḏen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more ours לְפָנֵ֗ינוּ (lə·p̄ā·nê·nū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 6440: The face because כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction we have sought דָרַ֙שְׁנוּ֙ (ḏā·raš·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God. אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative We have sought [Him] דָּרַ֕שְׁנוּ (dā·raš·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship and He has given us rest וַיָּ֥נַֽח (way·yā·naḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5117: To rest, settle down on לָ֖נוּ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 0: 0 every side.” מִסָּבִ֑יב (mis·sā·ḇîḇ) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around So they built וַיִּבְנ֖וּ (way·yiḇ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1129: To build and prospered. וַיַּצְלִֽיחוּ׃ (way·yaṣ·lî·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6743: To push forward |