1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 15:12–15

¹²And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. ¹³It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”

¹⁴So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. ¹⁵And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.

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1 Chronicles 15:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
You	אַתֶּ֛ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are the heads	רָאשֵׁ֥י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the Levitical	לַלְוִיִּ֑ם	lal·wî·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
families	הָאָב֖וֹת	hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
You	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
and your relatives	וַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם	wa·’ă·ḥê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H251 brother
must consecrate yourselves	הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙	hiṯ·qad·də·šū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
so that you may bring	וְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗ם	wə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the ark	אֲר֤וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
I have prepared	הֲכִינ֖וֹתִי	hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H3559 be firm
for it	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

1 Chronicles 15:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It was because	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you Levites	אַתֶּ֑ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
were not with us	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the first time	לְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖ה	lə·mab·bā·ri·šō·w·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H4100 what? how? aught
that the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
burst forth in anger	פָּרַ֨ץ	pā·raṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6555 break through
against us	בָּ֔נוּ	bā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
consult Him	דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ	ḏə·raš·nu·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
about the proper order	כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃	kam·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

1 Chronicles 15:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
and Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם	wə·hal·wî·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
consecrated themselves	וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ	way·yiṯ·qad·də·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
to bring up	לְהַעֲל֕וֹת	lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the ark	אֲר֥וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

1 Chronicles 15:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the Levites	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
carried	וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
the ark	אֲר֣וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
on their shoulders	בִּכְתֵפָ֥ם	biḵ·ṯê·p̄ām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
with the poles	בַּמֹּט֖וֹת	bam·mō·ṭō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4133 pole, bar (of yoke)
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֖ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
had commanded	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
in accordance with the word	כִּדְבַ֣ר	kiḏ·ḇar	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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1 Chronicles 15:12 2 Chronicles 35:6 · Romans 12:1–2 · Exodus 19:14–15 · 1 Chronicles 15:14 · 2 Chronicles 30:15

1 Chronicles 15:13 2 Samuel 6:3 · 1 Corinthians 14:40 · 1 Corinthians 11:2 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Deuteronomy 31:9 · Numbers 4:15 · Numbers 7:9 · 2 Samuel 6:7–8 · 1 Chronicles 15:2 · 1 Chronicles 13:7–11 · Proverbs 28:13 · 2 Chronicles 30:17–20

1 Chronicles 15:15 Numbers 4:15 · Numbers 7:9 · 2 Chronicles 5:9 · Numbers 4:5–6 · Exodus 37:3–5 · 1 Kings 8:8 · Exodus 40:20 · Exodus 25:12–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.