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And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD : and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD , (KJV)
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וְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.Nuand they put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 1
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 Kings 12:11 word 2
הַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefthe money
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 3
הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ןham.tu.Kan<the> weighed out
Lemma: תָּכַן (ta.khan) · Strong's: H8505
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)
Meaning: to measure
Used 18 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:3, Job 28:25, Psalms 75:3, Proverbs 16:2, Proverbs 21:2, Proverbs 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8505; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 4
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 5
עֹשֵׂ֣י'o.Sei[the] doers of
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to make: [do]
Used 30 times. Also: Exodus 35:35, Exodus 36:8, Judges 17:8, 1 Samuel 29:7, 1 Kings 11:28, 1 Kings 12:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213J; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 6
הַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.Khahthe work
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 7
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 8
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 9
וַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּvai.yo.tzi.'U.huand they brought out it
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to come out: send
Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 10
לְחָרָשֵׁ֤יle.cha.ra.Sheito [the] craftsmen of
Lemma: חָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2796
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: artificer
Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 28:11, Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23, Deuteronomy 27:15, 1 Samuel 13:19, 2 Samuel 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2796; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 11
הָעֵץ֙ha.'Etz<the> wood
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree: carpenter
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:11, 1 Chronicles 22:15, Isaiah 44:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086K; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 12
וְלַבֹּנִ֔יםve.la.bo.Nimand to the builders
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 13
הָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.Simwho were working on
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 14
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 15
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:11 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then they would put | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| the counted | → | תָּכַן H8505 to measure |
| money | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| into | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the hands | → | H3027 |
| of those who | → | עָשָׂה H6213J to make: [do] |
| supervised | → | H6485 |
| the work | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
| on the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| who in turn would pay | → | יָצָא H3318H to come out: send |
| those doing the work | → | עָשָׂה H6213J to make: [do] |
| the carpenters | → | חָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים H2796 artificer |
| . . . | → | עֵץ H6086K tree: carpenter |
| builders | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
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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