1 Chronicles 15:14

“So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.”

1 Chronicles 15:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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and the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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sanctified themselvesיִּתְקַדְּשׁוּyitkadshu

sanctify oneself

To prepare to come before God.

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to bring upהַעֲלוֹתhaalot

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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the arkאֲרוֹןaron

ark

The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.

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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.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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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.

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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.

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