Then the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםarose:וַיָּקֻמוּMahathמַחַתsonבֶּןof Amasaiעֲמָשַׂיand Joelוְיוֹאֵלsonבֶּןof Azariah,עֲזַרְיָהוּof the sonsמִן בְּנֵיof the Kohathites;הַקְּהָתִיand of the sonsוּמִן בְּנֵיof Merari,מְרָרִיKishקִישׁsonבֶּןof Abdiעַבְדִּיand Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָהוּsonבֶּןof Jehallelel;יְהַלֶּלְאֵלand of the Gershonites,וּמִן הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיJoahיוֹאָחsonבֶּןof Zimmahזִמָּהand Edenוְעֵדֶןsonבֶּןof Joah;יוֹאָח
2 Chronicles 29:12
Study it in the app“Then 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;”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 29:12, word by word
- Then the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- aroseיָּקֻמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- Mahathמַחַתmachat
Mahath
Mahath: name of two Levites of the family of Kohath.
Where else “machat” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Amasaiעֲמָשַׂיamasay
Amasai
Amasai: name of several Israelites: Levites of the family of Kohath, a chief of the thirty who joined David, and a priest who blew the trumpet.
Where else “amasay” appears- and Joelיוֹאֵלyoel
Joel
Joel: the name of several people; among them the eldest son of Samuel (1 Samuel 8:2) and the prophet of the book of Joel. It means "YHWH is God".
Where else “yoel” appears- of Azariahעֲזַרְיָהוּazaryahu
Azariah
Azariah: the name of many men in the Bible: priests and officials in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 4:2, 5), a king of Judah also called Uzziah (2 Kings 15), one of Daniel's companions (Daniel 1:6), and others. The name means "YHWH has helped."
Where else “azaryahu” appears- of the Kohathitesקְּהָתִיkehati
Kohathite
Kohathite: a descendant of Kohath, son of Levi.
Where else “kehati” appears- of Merariמְרָרִיmerari
Merari
Merari, a son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “merari” appears- Kishקִישׁkish
Kish
Kish: the name of several people; best known is the father of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Where else “kish” appears- of Abdiעַבְדִּיavdi
Abdi
Abdi: name of two or three Israelites: a Levite of the family of Merari and one of Ezra's time (Ezra 10:26). It means "my servant" or "servant of."
Where else “avdi” appears- of Jehallelelיְהַלֶּלְאֵלyehalelel
Jehallelel
Jehallelel: name of two Israelites. It means "he will praise God."
Where else “yehalelel” appears- and of the Gershonitesגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיgershuni
Gershonite
Gershonite: a descendant of Gershon, son of Levi.
Where else “gershuni” appears- Joahיוֹאָחyoach
Joah
Joah: a name meaning "YHWH is brother" (that is, near). Borne by the son of Asaph, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18), and by several Levites (1 Chronicles 6:21; 2 Chronicles 29:12).
Where else “yoach” appears- of Zimmahזִמָּהzima
Zimmah
Zimmah: name of two Levites of the family of Gershon.
Where else “zima” appears- and Edenעֵדֶןeden
Eden
Eden, the name of the region where God planted the garden. In Hebrew the word sounds just like "delight".
Where else “eden” appears
The context
11My 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.”
12 · This verse (above)
13and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;