2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 23:8
8So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men— those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty— for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֜ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֗ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| did | וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ | way·ya·‘ă·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| everything | כְּכֹ֣ל | kə·ḵōl | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Jehoiada | יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע | yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3077 Jehojada |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵן֒ | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| had ordered | צִוָּה֮ | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| Each of them | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| took | וַיִּקְחוּ֙ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| his men | אֲנָשָׁ֔יו | ’ă·nā·šāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| those coming on duty | בָּאֵ֣י | bā·’ê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| on the Sabbath | הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת | haš·šab·bāṯ | Article; Noun - common singular | H7676 Sabbath |
| and | עִ֖ם | ‘im | Preposition | H5973 with |
| those going off duty | יוֹצְאֵ֣י | yō·wṣ·’ê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3318 go or come out |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Jehoiada | יְהוֹיָדָ֥ע | yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3077 Jehojada |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| had not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| released | פָטַ֛ר | p̄ā·ṭar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6362 separate, remove, set free |
| the divisions | הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃ | ham·maḥ·lə·qō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4256 division, course |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.