2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 11:14
14For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֗ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| left | עָזְב֣וּ | ‘ā·zə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| their pasturelands | מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙ | miḡ·rə·šê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4054 common, common-land, open land |
| and their possessions | וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם | wa·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H272 possession |
| and went | וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to Judah | לִיהוּדָ֖ה | lî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and Jerusalem | וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | wə·lî·rū·šā·lim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Jeroboam | יָֽרָבְעָם֙ | yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| and his sons | וּבָנָ֔יו | ū·ḇā·nāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| had rejected them | הִזְנִיחָ֤ם | hiz·nî·ḥām | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H2186 reject, spurn |
| as priests | מִכַּהֵ֖ן | mik·ka·hên | Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3547 act as priest |
| of the LORD | לַיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 13:9 · Numbers 35:2–5 · 1 Kings 12:28–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.