2 Chronicles 23:2 Go deeper
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And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. (KJV)
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וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buand they went around
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to turn: turn
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 1
בִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.Dahin Judah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 2
וַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.Tzuand they gathered
Lemma: קָבַץ (qa.vats) · Strong's: H6908
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to gather
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 49:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 30:3, Deuteronomy 30:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6908; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 4
הַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.Yimthe Levites
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Levi
Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 5
מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 6
עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities of
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 7
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 8
וְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.Sheiand [the] heads of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: head: leader
Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 9
הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.Votthe fathers
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 10
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'Elof Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 11
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 12
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 13
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 23:2 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So they went throughout | → | סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn |
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| and gathered | → | קָבַץ H6908 to gather |
| the Levites | → | לֵוִי H3881 Levi |
| from all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| and the heads | → | רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader |
| of the families | → | אָב H0001G father |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| And when they came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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