2 Kings

2 Kings 12:7

⁷So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So King	הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Joash	יְהוֹאָ֜שׁ	yə·hō·w·’āš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3060 Jehoash
called	וַיִּקְרָא֩	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Jehoiada	לִיהוֹיָדָ֤ע	lî·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3077 Jehojada
and the other priests	וְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים	wə·lak·kō·hă·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	מַדּ֛וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
have you not	אֵינְכֶ֥ם	’ê·nə·ḵem	Adverb; second person masculine plural	H369 nothing, nought
repaired	מְחַזְּקִ֖ים	mə·ḥaz·zə·qîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
the damage	בֶּ֣דֶק	be·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H919 fissure, rent, breach
to the temple	הַבָּ֑יִת	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
Now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
therefore	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
take	תִּקְחוּ־	tiq·ḥū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3947 take
no more	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
money	כֶ֙סֶף֙	ḵe·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
from	מֵאֵ֣ת	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
your constituency	מַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔ם	mak·kā·rê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4378 acquaintance, friend
but	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
hand it over	תִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃	tit·tə·nu·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
for the repair	לְבֶ֥דֶק	lə·ḇe·ḏeq	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H919 fissure, rent, breach
of the temple	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.