2 Chronicles 17:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

These were they that waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵ֖לֶּה הַמְשָׁרְתִ֣ים אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ מִלְּבַ֞ד אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ בְּעָרֵ֥י הַמִּבְצָ֖ר בְּכָל־יְהוּדָֽה׃

Transliteration

ʾēlleh the-hamšārəṯîm ʾeṯ-the-hammelek from-ləḇaḏ which-nāṯan the-hammeleḵ in-ʿārê the-hammiḇṣār in-all-Yəhûḏāh

Grammar Details

*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative, plural - 'these'
*hamšārəṯîm*: definite article + piel participle, masculine plural - 'the ones serving'
*ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
*hammelek*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the king'
*ləḇaḏ*: noun, masculine singular - 'separation/apart'
*nāṯan*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he gave/placed'
*hammeleḵ*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the king'
*ʿārê*: noun, feminine plural construct - 'cities of'
*hammiḇṣār*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the fortress/stronghold'
*Yəhûḏāh*: proper noun - 'Judah'

Word Meanings

*hamšārəṯîm*: the ones serving/ministering/attending
*mil-ləḇaḏ*: besides/in addition to/apart from
*ʿārê hammiḇṣār*: fortress cities/fortified cities/stronghold cities

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 17:2 : 2 And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
2 Chr 17:12 : 12 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.
2 Chr 11:12 : 12 And in every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
2 Chr 11:23 : 23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. And he sought [for them] many wives.

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