2 Chronicles 29:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַיַּֽאַסְפֵ֖ם לִרְח֥וֹב הַמִּזְרָֽח

Transliteration

wa-yābēʾ ʾet-ha-kōhănîm wə-ʾet-ha-ləwiyyim wa-yaʾaspēm to-rəḥôb ha-mizrāḥ

Grammar Details

*wa*: conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and then
*yābēʾ*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he brought
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ha*: definite article - the
*kōhănîm*: noun, masculine plural - priests
*wə*: conjunction - and
*ləwiyyim*: noun, masculine plural - Levites
*yaʾaspēm*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix with waw consecutive - and he gathered them
*lə*: preposition - to/for
*rəḥôb*: noun, masculine singular construct - open square/broad place
*mizrāḥ*: noun, masculine singular - east

Word Meanings

*yābēʾ*: brought/caused to come
*yaʾaspēm*: gathered them/assembled them
*rəḥôb*: square/broad place/plaza

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 32:6 : 6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,
Neh 3:29 : 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own house. And after him repaired Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
Jer 19:2 : 2 and go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee;

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