2 Chronicles 4:20 Go deeper
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Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; (KJV)
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וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 4:20 word 1
הַמְּנֹר֞וֹתha.me.no.Rotthe lampstands
Lemma: מְנוֹרָה (me.no.rah) · Strong's: H4501
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: lampstand
Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 25:31, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 25:35, Exodus 26:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4501; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:20 word 2
וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶ֗םve.ne.ro.tei.Hemand lamps their
Lemma: נֵר (ner) · Strong's: H5216A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: lamp
Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 25:37, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 35:14, Exodus 37:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5216A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:20 word 3
לְבַעֲרָ֧םle.va.'a.Ramto burn they
Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to burn: burn
Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 6:12, Numbers 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1197A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:20 word 4
כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֛טka.mish.Pataccording to the ordinance
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: justice: rule
Used 16 times. Also: Numbers 29:18, Numbers 29:21, Numbers 29:24, Numbers 29:27, Numbers 29:30, Numbers 29:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941I; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:20 word 5
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:20 word 6
הַדְּבִ֖ירha.de.Virthe innermost room
Lemma: דְּבִיר (de.vir) · Strong's: H1687
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sanctuary
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:5, 1 Kings 6:16, 1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:20, 1 Kings 6:21, 1 Kings 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1687; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:20 word 7
זָהָ֥בza.Havgold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:20 word 8
סָגֽוּר\׃sa.Gurpure gold
Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: to shut
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:20 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| the lampstands | → | מְנוֹרָה H4501 lampstand |
| of pure | → | סָגַר H5462 to shut |
| gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| and their lamps | → | נֵר H5216A lamp |
| to burn | → | בָּעַר H1197A to burn: burn |
| in front | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the inner sanctuary | → | דְּבִיר H1687 sanctuary |
| as prescribed | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941I justice: rule |
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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