He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.2 Chronicles 35:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים עַל־מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֑ם וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔ם לַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃
- וַיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.Med“and he appointed”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “appoint” · Strong's H5975H
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nim“the priests”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֑םmish.me.ro.Tam“duties their”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת · “charge” · Strong's H4931
- וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔םvay.cha.ze.Kem“and he encouraged them”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
- לַעֲבוֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.Dat“for [the] service of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֲבֹדָה · “ministry[for God” · Strong's H5656H
- בֵּ֥יתbeit“[the] house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
- 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)