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2 Chronicles 24:12

Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 24:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וִֽיהוֹיָדָ֗ע אֶל־עוֹשֵׂה֙ מְלֶ֙אכֶת֙ עֲבוֹדַ֣ת בֵּית־יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שֹׂכְרִים֙ חֹצְבִ֣ים וְחָרָשִׁ֔ים לְחַדֵּ֖שׁ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְ֠גַם לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י בַרְזֶל֙ וּנְחֹ֔שֶׁת לְחַזֵּ֖ק אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

  1. וַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.hu“and he gave it”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  2. הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. וִֽיהוֹיָדָ֗עvi.ho.ya.Da'“and Jehoiada”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹיָדָע · “Jehoiada” · Strong's H3077H
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. עוֹשֵׂה֙o.Seh“[the] doer of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  6. מְלֶ֙אכֶת֙me.Le.khet“[the] work of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
  7. עֲבוֹדַ֣תa.vo.Dat“[the] service of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֲבֹדָה · “ministry[for God” · Strong's H5656H
  8. בֵּית־beit-“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  9. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. וַיִּֽהְי֤וּvai.yih.Yu“and they were”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  11. שֹׂכְרִים֙so.khe.Rim“hiring”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׂכַר · “to hire” · Strong's H7936B
  12. חֹצְבִ֣יםcho.tze.Vim“stone cutters”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָצַב · “to hew” · Strong's H2672
  13. וְחָרָשִׁ֔יםve.cha.ra.Shim“and craftsmen”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָרָשׁ · “artificer” · Strong's H2796
  14. לְחַדֵּ֖שׁle.cha.Desh“to renew”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from חָדַשׁ · “to renew” · Strong's H2318
  15. בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  16. יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  17. וְ֠גַםVe.gam“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  18. לְחָרָשֵׁ֤יle.cha.ra.Shei“<to> craftsmen of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חָרָשׁ · “artificer” · Strong's H2796
  19. בַרְזֶל֙var.Zel“iron”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּרְזֶל · “iron” · Strong's H1270
  20. וּנְחֹ֔שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shet“and bronze”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נְחֹ֫שֶׁת · “bronze” · Strong's H5178A
  21. לְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.Zek“to repair”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
  22. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  23. בֵּ֥יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  24. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)