2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 24:5
5So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.”
The Levites, however, did not make haste.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So he gathered | וַיִּקְבֹּץ֮ | way·yiq·bōṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6908 gather, collect |
| the priests | הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and Levites | וְהַלְוִיִּם֒ | wə·hal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Go out | צְא֣וּ | ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| to the cities | לְעָרֵ֪י | lə·‘ā·rê | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֟ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and collect | וְקִבְצוּ֩ | wə·qiḇ·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6908 gather, collect |
| the money | כֶּ֜סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| due | מִדֵּ֤י | mid·dê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| annually | שָׁנָה֙ | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| from all | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to repair | לְחַזֵּ֣ק׀ | lə·ḥaz·zêq | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of your God | אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
| Do it | לַדָּבָ֑ר | lad·dā·ḇār | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| quickly | תְּמַהֲר֣וּ | tə·ma·hă·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H4116 hasten |
| The Levites | הַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃ | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| however | הַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃ | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| did not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| make haste | מִֽהֲר֖וּ | mi·hă·rū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H4116 hasten |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.