1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 15:2
2Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | אָ֚ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| David | דָּוִ֔יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| said | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| No | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one but | כִּ֖י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֑ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| may carry | לָשֵׂאת֙ | lā·śêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | 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 |
| because | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has chosen them | בָּחַ֣ר | bā·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| to carry | לָשֵׂ֞את | lā·śêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the ark | אֲר֧וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and to minister | וּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹ | ū·lə·šā·rə·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H8334 minister, serve |
| before Him | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| forever | עוֹלָֽם׃ס | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 10:8 · Deuteronomy 31:9 · Numbers 18:1–8 · Joshua 3:3 · Jeremiah 33:17–22 · Numbers 4:19–20 · Numbers 4:2–15 · Numbers 8:13–14 · Numbers 8:24–26 · Joshua 6:6 · Numbers 7:9 · Isaiah 66:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.