2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 34:12
12And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the men | וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ | wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| did | עֹשִׂ֨ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| the work | בַּמְּלָאכָ֗ה | bam·mə·lā·ḵāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| faithfully | בֶּאֱמוּנָ֜ה | be·’ĕ·mū·nāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity |
| The Levites | הַלְוִיִּם֙ | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| overseeing them | מֻ֠פְקָדִים | mup̄·qā·ḏîm | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| were Jahath | יַ֣חַת | ya·ḥaṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3189 Jachath |
| and Obadiah | וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ | wə·‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5662 Obadjah |
| descendants | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Merari | מְרָרִ֔י | mə·rā·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4847 Merari |
| and Zechariah | וּזְכַרְיָ֧ה | ū·zə·ḵar·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2148 Zecarjah |
| and Meshullam | וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם | ū·mə·šul·lām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4918 Meshullam |
| descendants | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Kohath | הַקְּהָתִ֖ים | haq·qə·hā·ṯîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6956 Kohathite |
| Levites | וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם | wə·hal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| skilled | מֵבִ֖ין | mê·ḇîn | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H995 discern |
| with musical | שִֽׁיר׃ | šîr | Noun - masculine singular | H7892 song |
| instruments | בִּכְלֵי־ | biḵ·lê- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 12:15 · 1 Chronicles 23:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.