2 Kings 12:8 Go deeper

And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. (KJV)

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וַיֵּאֹ֖תוּvai.ye.'O.tuand they agreed

Lemma: אוּת (ut) · Strong's: H0225

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)

Meaning: to consent

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 34:15, Genesis 34:22, Genesis 34:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0225; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:8 word 1

הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priests

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: priest

Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:8 word 2

לְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.Tito not

Lemma: בִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) · Strong's: H1115

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: lest

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 43:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1115; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:8 word 3

קְחַת\־ke.chat-to take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:8 word 4

כֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefmoney

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 12:8 word 5

מֵאֵ֣תme.'Etfrom with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:8 word 6

הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:8 word 7

וּלְבִלְתִּ֥יu.le.vil.Tiand to not

Lemma: בִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) · Strong's: H1115

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: lest

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 43:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1115; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:8 word 8

חַזֵּ֖קcha.Zekto repair

Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:8 word 9

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 12:8 word 10

בֶּ֥דֶקBe.dek[the] damage of

Lemma: בֶּ֫דֶק (be.deq) · Strong's: H0919

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: breach

Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 12:5, 2 Kings 12:6, 2 Kings 12:7, 2 Kings 12:12, 2 Kings 22:5, Ezekiel 27:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0919; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:8 word 11

הַבָּֽיִת\׃ha.Ba.yitthe house

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So the priests	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
agreed	→	אוּת H0225 to consent
that they would not	→	בִּלְתִּי H1115 lest
receive	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
money	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
from	→	אֵת H0854 with
the people	→	עַם H5971A people
and that they would not	→	בִּלְתִּי H1115 lest
repair	→	חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen
the temple {themselves}	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home

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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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