My sons,בָּנַיnowעַתָּהdo notאַלbe negligent,תִּשָּׁלוּforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas chosenבָּחַרyouבָכֶםto standלַעֲמֹדbefore him,לְפָנָיוto minister to him,לְשָׁרְתוֹand to beוְלִהְיוֹתhis ministersלוֹ מְשָׁרְתִיםand those who burn incense.”וּמַקְטִרִים
2 Chronicles 29:11
Study it in the app“My sons, now do not be negligent, for YHWH has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and to be his ministers and those who burn incense.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 29:11, word by word
- My sonsבָּנַbana
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bana” appears- be negligentתִּשָּׁלוּtishalu
be negligent
To slack off, resting easy instead of doing one's duty.
Where else “tishalu” appears- 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- has chosenבָּחַרbachar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “bachar” appears- to standעֲמֹדamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amod” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- to minister to himשָׁרְתshart
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “shart” appears- and to beהְיוֹתheot
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heot” appears- and those who burn incenseמַקְטִרִיםmaktirim
burn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “maktirim” appears
The context
10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, so that his burning anger may turn away from us.
11 · This verse (above)
12Then the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;