Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste. Young's Literal Translation and he gathereth the priests and the Levites, and saith to them, ‘Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to strengthen the house of your God sufficiently year by year, and ye, ye do haste to the matter;’ and the Levites have not hasted. King James Bible And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened [it] not. Hebrew So he gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּץ֮ (way·yiq·bōṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6908: To gather, collect the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest and Levites וְהַלְוִיִּם֒ (wə·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi and said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Go out צְא֣וּ (ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to the cities לְעָרֵ֪י (lə·‘ā·rê) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of Judah יְהוּדָ֟ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and collect וְקִבְצוּ֩ (wə·qiḇ·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6908: To gather, collect the money כֶּ֜סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money due מִדֵּ֤י (mid·dê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1767: Sufficiency, enough annually שָׁנָה֙ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year from all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc to repair לְחַזֵּ֣ק ׀ (lə·ḥaz·zêq) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of your God. אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Do it לַדָּבָ֑ר (lad·dā·ḇār) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause quickly.” תְּמַהֲר֣וּ (tə·ma·hă·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly The Levites, however, הַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃ (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi did not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no make haste. מִֽהֲר֖וּ (mi·hă·rū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly |
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