2 Chronicles 29:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּֽאַסְפ֤וּ אֶת־אֲחֵיהֶם֙ וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ כְמִצְוַת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּדִבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לְטַהֵ֖ר בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה

Transliteration

wa-yaʾaspû ʾet-ʾăḥêhem wa-yitqaddəšû wa-yābōʾû as-miṣwat-ha-melek in-dibrê YHWH to-ləṭahēr bêt YHWH

Grammar Details

*wa*: conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and then
*yaʾaspû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they gathered
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ʾăḥêhem*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers
*yitqaddəšû*: verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they consecrated themselves
*yābōʾû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they came
*kə*: preposition - according to
*miṣwat*: noun, feminine singular construct - commandment of
*ha*: definite article - the
*melek*: noun, masculine singular - king
*bə*: preposition - by/with
*dibrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - words of
*YHWH*: proper name - Yahweh/the LORD
*lə*: preposition - to
*ləṭahēr*: verb, piel infinitive construct - to cleanse
*bêt*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of

Word Meanings

*yaʾaspû*: gathered/assembled
*yitqaddəšû*: consecrated themselves/purified themselves/sanctified themselves
*bə*-*dibrê* *YHWH*: by the words of YHWH/according to the commands of YHWH
*ləṭahēr*: to cleanse/to purify

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 30:12 : 12 Also upon Judah came the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of Jehovah.
1 Chr 23:28 : 28 For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
2 Chr 29:5 : 5 and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

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17Now they began on the first [day] of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Jehovah; and they sanctified the house of Jehovah in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
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