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2 Chronicles 34:13

were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.
2 Chronicles 34:13
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְעַ֣ל הַסַּבָּלִ֗ים וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙ לְכֹל֙ עֹשֵׂ֣ה מְלָאכָ֔ה לַעֲבוֹדָ֖ה וַעֲבוֹדָ֑ה וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔ם סוֹפְרִ֥ים וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים וְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים׃

  1. וְעַ֣לve.'Al“<and> [were] over”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  2. הַסַּבָּלִ֗יםha.sa.ba.Lim“the burden-bearers”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סַבָּל · “burden” · Strong's H5449
  3. וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙u.me.na.tze.Chim“and [were] acting as overseers”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָצַח · “to conduct” · Strong's H5329
  4. לְכֹל֙le.Khol“of every”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. עֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.Seh“doer of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  6. מְלָאכָ֔הme.la.Khah“work”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
  7. לַעֲבוֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.Dah“for labor”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֲבֹדָה · “ministry[for God” · Strong's H5656H
  8. וַעֲבוֹדָ֑הva.'a.vo.Dah“and labor”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֲבֹדָה · “ministry[for God” · Strong's H5656H
  9. וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔םu.me.hal.vi.Yim“and some of the Levites”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
  10. סוֹפְרִ֥יםsof.Rim“[were] scribes”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סֹפֵר · “secretary” · Strong's H5608B
  11. וְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.Rim“and officials”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שֹׁטֵר · “official” · Strong's H7860
  12. וְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים׃ve.sho.'a.Rim“and gatekeepers”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שֹׁעֵר · “gatekeeper” · Strong's H7778
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)