2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 29:11

¹¹Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	עַתָּ֖ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
my sons	בָּנַ֕י	bā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be negligent	תִּשָּׁל֑וּ	tiš·šā·lū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7952 be quiet, at ease
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has chosen	בָּחַ֣ר	bā·ḥar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
you	בָכֶ֞ם	ḇā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
to stand	לַעֲמֹ֤ד	la·‘ă·mōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before Him	לְפָנָיו֙	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
to serve Him	לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ	lə·šā·rə·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H8334 minister, serve
to	וְלִהְי֥וֹת	wə·lih·yō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
minister	מְשָׁרְתִ֥ים	mə·šā·rə·ṯîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H8334 minister, serve
before Him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and to burn incense	וּמַקְטִרִֽים׃ס	ū·maq·ṭi·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke

Cross-references

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Numbers 8:6–14 · Deuteronomy 10:8 · Numbers 18:2–7 · Numbers 3:6–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.