2 Kings
2 Kings 12:11
11Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work — the carpenters, builders,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then they would put | וְנָתְנוּ֙ | wə·nā·ṯə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| the counted | הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ן | ham·ṯuk·kān | Article; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H8505 regulate, measure, estimate |
| money | הַכֶּ֣סֶף | hak·ke·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| into | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the hands | יַד | yaḏ | Noun - feminine dual construct | H3027 hand |
| of those who | עֹשֵׂ֣י | ‘ō·śê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H6213 do, make |
| supervised | הַפְּקֻדִים | hap·pə·qu·ḏīm | Article; Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| the work | הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה | ham·mə·lā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| on the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who in turn would pay | וַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּ | way·yō·w·ṣî·’u·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| those doing the work | הָעֹשִׂ֖ים | hā·‘ō·śîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| the carpenters | לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י | lə·ḥā·rā·šê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2796 graver, artificer |
| builders | וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים | wə·lab·bō·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1129 build |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.