2 Chronicles 14:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So 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 said
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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