2 Chronicles 24:11

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{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.24.11", "source": "וַיְהִ֡י בְּעֵת֩ יָבִ֨יא אֶת־הֽ͏ָאָר֜וֹן אֶל־פְּקֻדַּ֣ת הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ בְּיַ֣ד הַלְוִיִּם֒ וְכִרְאוֹתָ֞ם כִּי־רַ֣ב הַכֶּ֗סֶף וּבָ֨א סוֹפֵ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וּפְקִיד֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הָרֹ֔אשׁ וִיעָ֙רוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אָר֔וֹן וְיִשָּׂאֻ֖הוּ וִֽישִׁיבֻ֣הוּ אֶל־מְקֹמ֑וֹ כֹּ֤ה עָשׂוּ֙ לְי֣וֹם ׀ בְּי֔וֹם וַיַּֽאַסְפוּ־כֶ֖סֶף לָרֹֽב׃", "text": "And-*yehi* in-*ʿet* *yaviʾ* *ʾet*-the-*ʾaron* to-*pequdat* the-*melekh* by-*yad* the-*Leviyim* and-when-*kirʾotam* that-*rav* the-*kesef* and-*baʾ* *sofer* the-*melekh* and-*paqid* *kohen* the-*rosh* and-*yeʿaru* *ʾet*-the-*ʾaron* and-*yissaʾuhu* and-*yeshivuhu* to-*meqomo* thus *ʿasu* to-*yom* in-*yom* and-*yaʾasfu*-*kesef* to-*rov*", "grammar": { "*yehi*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it happened", "*ʿet*": "noun, common singular construct - time of", "*yaviʾ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he brought", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾaron*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the chest/box", "*pequdat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - oversight of", "*melekh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king", "*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of", "*Leviyim*": "proper noun, plural with definite article - the Levites", "*kirʾotam*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - when they saw", "*rav*": "adjective, masculine singular - much", "*kesef*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the money", "*baʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - came", "*sofer*": "noun, masculine singular construct - scribe of", "*melekh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king", "*paqid*": "noun, masculine singular construct - officer of", "*kohen*": "noun, masculine singular construct - priest of", "*rosh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the chief", "*yeʿaru*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they emptied", "*ʾaron*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the chest/box", "*yissaʾuhu*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they carried it", "*yeshivuhu*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they returned it", "*meqomo*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its place", "*ʿasu*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they did", "*yom*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*yaʾasfu*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they gathered", "*kesef*": "noun, masculine singular - money", "*rov*": "noun, masculine singular - abundance" }, "variants": { "*pequdat*": "oversight/inspection/accounting", "*paqid*": "officer/overseer/deputy", "*yeʿaru*": "emptied/poured out", "*yom* in-*yom*": "day by day/daily", "*rov*": "abundance/multitude/great quantity" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֡י בְּעֵת֩ יָבִ֨יא אֶת־הֽ͏ָאָר֜וֹן אֶל־פְּקֻדַּ֣ת הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ בְּיַ֣ד הַלְוִיִּם֒ וְכִרְאוֹתָ֞ם כִּי־רַ֣ב הַכֶּ֗סֶף וּבָ֨א סוֹפֵ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וּפְקִיד֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הָרֹ֔אשׁ וִיעָ֙רוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אָר֔וֹן וְיִשָּׂאֻ֖הוּ וִֽישִׁיבֻ֣הוּ אֶל־מְקֹמ֑וֹ כֹּ֤ה עָשׂוּ֙ לְי֣וֹם ׀ בְּי֔וֹם וַיַּֽאַסְפוּ־כֶ֖סֶף לָרֹֽב׃

Transliteration

And-yehi in-ʿet yaviʾ ʾet-the-ʾaron to-pequdat the-melekh by-yad the-Leviyim and-when-kirʾotam that-rav the-kesef and-baʾ sofer the-melekh and-paqid kohen the-rosh and-yeʿaru ʾet-the-ʾaron and-yissaʾuhu and-yeshivuhu to-meqomo thus ʿasu to-yom in-yom and-yaʾasfu-kesef to-rov

Grammar Details

• *yehi*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it happened
• *ʿet*: noun, common singular construct - time of
• *yaviʾ*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he brought
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *ʾaron*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the chest/box
• *pequdat*: noun, feminine singular construct - oversight of
• *melekh*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king
• *yad*: noun, feminine singular construct - hand of
• *Leviyim*: proper noun, plural with definite article - the Levites
• *kirʾotam*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - when they saw
• *rav*: adjective, masculine singular - much
• *kesef*: noun, masculine singular - money
• *baʾ*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - came
• *sofer*: noun, masculine singular construct - scribe of
• *paqid*: noun, masculine singular construct - officer of
• *kohen*: noun, masculine singular construct - priest of
• *rosh*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the chief
• *yeʿaru*: Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they emptied
• *yissaʾuhu*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they carried it
• *yeshivuhu*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they returned it
• *meqomo*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its place
• *ʿasu*: Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they did
• *yom*: noun, masculine singular - day
• *yaʾasfu*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they gathered
• *rov*: noun, masculine singular - abundance

Word Meanings

• *pequdat*: oversight/inspection/accounting
• *paqid*: officer/overseer/deputy
• *yeʿaru*: emptied/poured out
• *yom* in-*yom*: day by day/daily
• *rov*: abundance/multitude/great quantity

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Whenever the chest was brought to the king's steward by the Levites, and they saw there was a large amount of money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came, emptied the chest, and returned it to its place. They did this day after day and collected a great amount of money.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now it came to pass, that when the chest was brought to the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it was so, that, at what time{H6256} the chest{H727} was brought{H935} unto the king's{H4428} officers{H6486} by the hand{H3027} of the Levites,{H3881} and when they saw{H7200} that there was much{H7227} money,{H3701} the king's{H4428} scribe{H5608} and the chief{H7218} priest's{H3548} officer{H6496} came{H935} and emptied{H6168} the chest,{H727} and took{H5375} it, and carried{H7725} it to its place{H4725} again.{H7725} Thus they did{H6213} day{H3117} by day,{H3117} and gathered{H622} money{H3701} in abundance.{H7230}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now it came to pass, that at what time{H6256} the chest{H727} was brought{H935}{(H8686)} unto the king's{H4428} office{H6486} by the hand{H3027} of the Levites{H3881}, and when they saw{H7200}{(H8800)} that there was much{H7227} money{H3701}, the king's{H4428} scribe{H5608}{(H8802)} and the high{H7218} priest's{H3548} officer{H6496} came{H935}{(H8804)} and emptied{H6168}{(H8762)} the chest{H727}, and took{H5375}{(H8799)} it, and carried{H7725} it to his place{H4725} again{H7725}{(H8686)}. Thus they did{H6213}{(H8804)} day{H3117} by day{H3117}, and gathered{H622}{(H8799)} money{H3701} in abundance{H7230}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan the tyme was yt the Leuites shulde brynge the Arke at ye kinges comaundement (whan they sawe yt there was moch money therin) then came the kinges scrybe, & he yt was appoynted of the chefe prest, and emptyed the chest, and caried it againe in to his place. Thus dyd they euery daye, so that they gathered moch money together.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when it was time, they brought the chest vnto the Kings officer by the hand of the Leuites: and when they saw that there was much siluer, then the Kings Scribe (and one appoynted by the hie Priest) came and emptied the chest, and tooke it, & caried it to his place againe: thus they did day by day, and gathered siluer in abundance.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And it fortuned, that at the same time they brought in the chest vnto them whiche were in the kinges businesse by the hand of the Leuites, and when they sawe that there was much money, the kinges scribe, and one appoynted by the hye priest, came, and emptied the chest, and toke it, and caried it to his place agayne. Thus they dyd day by day, and gathered much money.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that [there was] much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It was so, that whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, at the time one bringeth in the chest for the inspection of the king by the hand of the Levites, and at their seeing that the money `is' abundant, that a scribe of the king hath come in, and an officer of the head-priest, and they empty the chest, and take it up and turn it back unto its place; thus they have done day by day, and gather money in abundance.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it was so, that, at what time the chest was brought unto the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it was so, that, at what time the chest was brought unto the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's [ scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So when the chest was taken to the king's servants by the Levites, and they saw that there was much money in it, the king's scribe and the chief priest's servant took the money out, and put the chest back in its place. They did this day by day, and got together a great amount of money.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It was so, that whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Whenever the Levites brought the chest to the royal accountant and they saw there was a lot of silver, the royal scribe and the accountant of the high priest emptied the chest and then took it back to its place. They went through this routine every day and collected a large amount of silver.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 12:10-12 : 10 { "verseID": "2Kings.12.10", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֞ח יְהוֹיָדָ֤ע הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֲר֣וֹן אֶחָ֔ד וַיִּקֹּ֥ב חֹ֖ר בְּדַלְתּ֑וֹ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֹתוֹ֩ אֵ֨צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַ בימין מִיָּמִ֗ין בְּבֽוֹא־אִישׁ֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְנָֽתְנוּ־שָׁ֤מָּה הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ שֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף אֶת־כָּל־הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַמּוּבָ֥א בֵית־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wayyiqqaḥ Yəhôyāḏāʿ hakkōhēn ʾărôn ʾeḥāḏ wayyiqqōḇ ḥōr bəḏaltô wayyittēn ʾōṯô ʾēṣel hammizēbaḥ miyyāmîn bəḇôʾ-ʾîš bêṯ YHWH wənāṯənû-šāmmâ hakkōhănîm šōmərê hassap ʾeṯ-kāl-hakkeseḇ hammûḇā ḇêṯ-YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he took", "*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + noun - the priest", "*ʾărôn ʾeḥāḏ*": "noun + numeral - one chest/box", "*wayyiqqōḇ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he bored", "*ḥōr*": "noun - hole", "*bəḏaltô*": "preposition + noun + 3ms suffix - in its door/lid", "*wayyittēn ʾōṯô*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms + direct object + 3ms suffix - and he put it", "*ʾēṣel hammizēbaḥ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - beside the altar", "*miyyāmîn*": "preposition + noun - from/at the right", "*bəḇôʾ-ʾîš*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + noun - at entrance of man", "*bêṯ YHWH*": "construct + divine name - house of YHWH", "*wənāṯənû-šāmmâ*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3cp + adverb - and they put there", "*šōmərê hassap*": "Qal participle construct mp + definite article + noun - keepers of the threshold", "*hammûḇā*": "definite article + Hophal participle - the being brought" }, "variants": { "*ʾărôn*": "chest/box/ark", "*ḥōr*": "hole/opening", "*šōmərê hassap*": "gatekeepers/threshold guards/doorkeepers" } } 11 { "verseID": "2Kings.12.11", "source": "וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּרְאוֹתָ֔ם כִּֽי־רַ֥ב הַכֶּ֖סֶף בָּֽאָר֑וֹן וַיַּ֨עַל סֹפֵ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְהַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל וַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙ וַיִּמְנ֔וּ אֶת־הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַנִּמְצָ֥א בֵית־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wayəhî kirʾôṯām kî-raḇ hakkeseḇ bāʾārôn wayyaʿal sōpēr hammelek wəhakkōhēn haggāḏôl wayyāṣurû wayyimnû ʾeṯ-hakkeseḇ hannimṣāʾ bêṯ-YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and it happened", "*kirʾôṯām*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3mp suffix - when their seeing", "*kî-raḇ*": "conjunction + adjective - that abundant", "*hakkeseḇ*": "definite article + noun - the money", "*bāʾārôn*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the chest", "*wayyaʿal*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and went up", "*sōpēr hammelek*": "construct + definite article + noun - scribe of the king", "*wəhakkōhēn haggāḏôl*": "conjunction + definite article + noun + definite article + adjective - and the priest the great", "*wayyāṣurû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3mp - and they bound up", "*wayyimnû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3mp - and they counted", "*hannimṣāʾ*": "definite article + Niphal participle - the being found" }, "variants": { "*sōpēr*": "scribe/secretary", "*wayyāṣurû*": "they bound up/they put in bags/they tied up" } } 12 { "verseID": "2Kings.12.12", "source": "וְנָתְנוּ֙ אֶת־הַכֶּ֣סֶף הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ן עַל־יד יְדֵי֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הפקדים הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּ לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י הָעֵץ֙ וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים הָעֹשִׂ֖ים בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wənāṯənû ʾeṯ-hakkeseḇ haməṯukkān ʿal-yəḏê ʿōśê hamməlāḵâ hammupqāḏîm bêṯ YHWH wayyôṣîʾûhû ləḥārāšê hāʿēṣ wəlabbōnîm hāʿōśîm bêṯ YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wənāṯənû*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3cp - and they gave", "*hakkeseḇ haməṯukkān*": "definite article + noun + definite article + Pual participle - the money the prepared", "*ʿal-yəḏê*": "preposition + construct plural noun - upon hands of", "*ʿōśê hamməlāḵâ*": "Qal participle construct + definite article + noun - doers of the work", "*hammupqāḏîm*": "definite article + Hophal participle masculine plural - the ones appointed", "*bêṯ YHWH*": "construct + divine name - house of YHWH", "*wayyôṣîʾûhû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 3mp + 3ms suffix - and they brought it out", "*ləḥārāšê hāʿēṣ*": "preposition + construct plural + definite article + noun - to craftsmen of the wood", "*wəlabbōnîm*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - and to the builders", "*hāʿōśîm*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine plural - the ones working" }, "variants": { "*haməṯukkān*": "prepared/weighed/assessed", "*ʿal-yəḏê*": "into the hands of/to the control of", "*ḥārāšê hāʿēṣ*": "carpenters/woodworkers" } }
• 1 Cor 16:2 : 2 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.16.2", "source": "Κατὰ μίαν σαββάτων ἕκαστος ὑμῶν παρʼ ἑαυτῷ τιθέτω θησαυρίζων, ὅ τι ἂν εὐοδῶται, ἵνα μὴ ὅταν ἔλθω τότε λογίαι γίνωνται.", "text": "*Kata mian sabbatōn* each of you *par' heautō tithetō thēsaurizōn*, *ho ti an euodōtai*, *hina mē hotan elthō tote logiai ginōntai*.", "grammar": { "*Kata mian sabbatōn*": "preposition + accusative - according to first [day] of sabbaths/week", "*mian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - one/first", "*sabbatōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of sabbaths/weeks", "*par' heautō*": "preposition + dative, reflexive pronoun - by/beside himself", "*tithetō*": "present, imperative, active, 3rd person, singular - let him put/place/set aside", "*thēsaurizōn*": "present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - storing up/treasuring", "*ho ti an*": "relative pronoun + conditional particle - whatever", "*euodōtai*": "present, subjunctive, passive, 3rd person, singular - he may be prospered/have success", "*hina mē*": "conjunction + negative - so that not/lest", "*hotan*": "temporal conjunction - whenever/when", "*elthō*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 1st person, singular - I might come", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*logiai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - collections", "*ginōntai*": "present, subjunctive, middle/passive, 3rd person, plural - may be made/happen/occur" }, "variants": { "*sabbatōn*": "weeks/sabbaths", "*tithetō*": "put/place/set aside/store", "*thēsaurizōn*": "storing as treasure/saving/putting aside", "*euodōtai*": "prospered/successful/goes well", "*logiai*": "collections/contributions" } }