2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 24:12
12Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and Jehoiada | וִֽיהוֹיָדָ֗ע | wî·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3077 Jehojada |
| would give | וַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ | way·yit·tə·nê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to those who | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| supervised | עוֹשֵׂה֙ | ‘ō·w·śêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H6213 do, make |
| the labor | עֲבוֹדַ֣ת | ‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5656 labour, service |
| on the house | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to hire | שֹׂכְרִים֙ | śō·ḵə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7936 hire |
| stonecutters | חֹצְבִ֣ים | ḥō·ṣə·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2672 hew, hew out, cleave |
| and carpenters | וְחָרָשִׁ֔ים | wə·ḥā·rā·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H2796 graver, artificer |
| to restore | לְחַדֵּ֖שׁ | lə·ḥad·dêš | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2318 renew, repair |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| as well as | וְ֠גַם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| workers | לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י | lə·ḥā·rā·šê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2796 graver, artificer |
| in iron | בַרְזֶל֙ | ḇar·zel | Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| and bronze | וּנְחֹ֔שֶׁת | ū·nə·ḥō·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5178 copper, bronze |
| to repair | לְחַזֵּ֖ק | lə·ḥaz·zêq | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.