1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 15:12
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.
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| 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 |
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2 Chronicles 35:6 · Romans 12:1–2 · Exodus 19:14–15 · 1 Chronicles 15:14 · 2 Chronicles 30:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.