2 Chronicles 29:12

“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;”

2 Chronicles 29:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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".

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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;

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