2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 34:8
8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now in the eighteenth | שְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה | šə·mō·w·neh | Number - feminine singular | H8083 eight |
| year | וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת | ū·ḇiš·naṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8141 year |
| of his reign | לְמָלְכ֔וֹ | lə·mā·lə·ḵōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| in order to cleanse | לְטַהֵ֥ר | lə·ṭa·hêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2891 be clean, pure |
| the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and the temple | וְהַבָּ֑יִת | wə·hab·bā·yiṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| Josiah sent | שָׁ֠לַח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| Shaphan | שָׁפָ֨ן | šā·p̄ān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8227 rock-badger |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Azaliah | אֲצַלְיָ֜הוּ | ’ă·ṣal·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H683 Atsaljah |
| Maaseiah | מַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּ | ma·‘ă·śê·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4641 Maasejah |
| the governor | שַׂר־ | śar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the city | הָעִ֗יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and | וְ֠אֵת | wə·’êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Joah | יוֹאָ֤ח | yō·w·’āḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3098 Joach |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Joahaz | יֽוֹאָחָז֙ | yō·w·’ā·ḥāz | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3099 Joachaz |
| the recorder | הַמַּזְכִּ֔יר | ham·maz·kîr | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| to repair | לְחַזֵּ֕ק | lə·ḥaz·zêq | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| the house | בֵּ֖ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| his God | אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H430 God |
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