2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 23:6
6No one is to enter the house of the LORD except the priests and those Levites who serve; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the people are to obey the requirement of the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| one is to enter | יָב֣וֹא | yā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the house | בֵית־ | ḇêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| except | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the priests | הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and those Levites | לַלְוִיִּ֔ם | lal·wî·yim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| who serve | וְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣ים | wə·ham·šā·rə·ṯîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H8334 minister, serve |
| they | הֵ֥מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| may enter | יָבֹ֖אוּ | yā·ḇō·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| because | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֵ֑מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are consecrated | קֹ֣דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| but all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| are to obey | יִשְׁמְר֖וּ | yiš·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the requirement | מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת | miš·me·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4931 guard, watch |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
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