They stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּat their postעַל עָמְדָםaccording to their rule,כְּמִשְׁפָּטָםaccording to the lawכְּתוֹרַתof Mosesמֹשֶׁהthe manאִישׁof Elohim;הָאֱלֹהִיםthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםwere splashingזֹרְקִיםthe bloodאֶת הַדָּםreceived from the handמִיַּדof the Levites.הַלְוִיִּם
2 Chronicles 30:16
Study it in the app“They stood at their post according to their rule, according to the law of Moses the man of Elohim; the priests were splashing the blood received from the hand of the Levites.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 30:16, word by word
- They stoodיַּעַמְדוּyaamdu
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamdu” appears- at their postעָמְדָamda
place, post
Post: the fixed place where someone is to stand to do his service.
Where else “amda” appears- according to their ruleמִשְׁפָּטָmishpata
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpata” appears- according to the lawתוֹרַתtorat
law
Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.
Where else “torat” appears- of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- were splashingזֹרְקִיםzorkim
sprinkle, dash
Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.
Where else “zorkim” appears- the bloodדָּםdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears- received from the handיַּדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears
The context
15They slaughtered the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt offerings to the house of YHWH.
16 · This verse (above)
17For many in the assembly were those who had not sanctified themselves; so the Levites were in charge of the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to YHWH.