So the priestsוַ הַכֹּהֲנִיםand the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםsanctified themselvesיִּתְקַדְּשׁוּto bring upלְהַעֲלוֹתthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
1 Chronicles 15:14
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1 Chronicles 15:14, word by word
- So the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- and the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- sanctified themselvesיִּתְקַדְּשׁוּyitkadshu
sanctify oneself
To prepare to come before God.
Where else “yitkadshu” appears- to bring upהַעֲלוֹתhaalot
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “haalot” appears- the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
13Because the first time it was not you, YHWH our Elohim made a breach in us, for we did not consult him according to the rule.”
14 · This verse (above)
15The sons of the Levites carried the ark of Elohim, as Moses had commanded according to the word of YHWH, on their shoulders, with the poles on them.