2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 23:2
2So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. And when they came to Jerusalem,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they went throughout | וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙ | way·yā·sōb·bū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| Judah | בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה | bî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and gathered | וַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּ | way·yiq·bə·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6908 gather, collect |
| the Levites | הַלְוִיִּם֙ | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| from all | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the cities | עָרֵ֣י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and the heads | וְרָאשֵׁ֥י | wə·rā·šê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H7218 head |
| of the families | הָאָב֖וֹת | hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| of Israel | לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | lə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| And when they came | וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.