Verse 8

{ "verseID": "2Kings.12.8", "source": "וַיִּקְרָא֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ יְהוֹאָ֜שׁ לִיהוֹיָדָ֤ע הַכֹּהֵן֙ וְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מַדּ֛וּעַ אֵינְכֶ֥ם מְחַזְּקִ֖ים אֶת־בֶּ֣דֶק הַבָּ֑יִת וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל־תִּקְחוּ־כֶ֙סֶף֙ מֵאֵ֣ת מַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־לְבֶ֥דֶק הַבַּ֖יִת תִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃", "text": "*wayyiqrāʾ hammelek Yəhôʾāš lîhôyāḏāʿ hakkōhēn wəlakkōhănîm wayyōʾmer ʾălēhem maddûaʿ ʾênəḵem məḥazzəqîm ʾeṯ-beḏeq habbāyiṯ wəʿattâ ʾal-tiqḥû-ḵeseḇ mēʾēṯ makkārêḵem kî-ləḇeḏeq habbayiṯ tittənûhû*", "grammar": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he called", "*hammelek*": "definite article + noun - the king", "*lîhôyāḏāʿ*": "preposition + proper name - to Jehoiada", "*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + noun - the priest", "*wəlakkōhănîm*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - and to the priests", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*ʾălēhem*": "preposition + 3mp suffix - to them", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative - why", "*ʾênəḵem məḥazzəqîm*": "negative particle + 2mp suffix + Piel participle mp - you are not repairing", "*wəʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*ʾal-tiqḥû-ḵeseḇ*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect 2mp + noun - do not take money", "*mēʾēṯ makkārêḵem*": "preposition + noun + 2mp suffix - from your acquaintances", "*kî-ləḇeḏeq*": "conjunction + preposition + noun - for the breach of", "*tittənûhû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp + 3ms suffix - you shall give it" }, "variants": { "*makkārêḵem*": "your acquaintances/your contributors/your districts", "*məḥazzəqîm*": "repairing/strengthening/maintaining" } }

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