2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 19:8
8Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreover | וְגַ֣ם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| Jehoshaphat | יְהוֹשָׁפָ֜ט | yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3092 Jehoshaphat |
| appointed | הֶעֱמִ֨יד | he·‘ĕ·mîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| in Jerusalem | בִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַם | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| some of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֣ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| priests | וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים | wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and heads | וּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤י | ū·mê·rā·šê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H7218 head |
| of the Israelite | לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | lə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| families | הָאָבוֹת֙ | hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| to judge | לְמִשְׁפַּ֥ט | lə·miš·paṭ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4941 judgment |
| on behalf of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and to settle disputes | וְלָרִ֑יב | wə·lā·rîḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
| And they lived | וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ | way·yā·šu·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| in Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
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