2 Chronicles 31:13

“Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were appointed under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the arrangement of Hezekiah the king and of Azariah the leader of the house of Elohim.”

2 Chronicles 31:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 31:13, word by word

Jehielיחִיאֵלychiel

Jehiel

Jehiel: name of several Israelites, among them Levite singers and temple officials, a son of King Jehoshaphat and others of Ezra's time. It means "may God live."

Where else “ychiel” appears
Azaziahעֲזַזְיָהוּazazyahu

Azaziah

Azaziah: name of three Israelites: a Levite who played the lyre, the father of a chief of Ephraim and a Levite in charge in the temple. It means "YHWH is strong."

Where else “azazyahu” appears
Nahathנַחַתnachat

Nahath

Nahath, the name of a grandson of Esau and of two Levites.

Where else “nachat” appears
Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵלasahel

Asahel

Asahel, the name of several men. The best known is the son of Zeruiah and brother of Joab and Abishai, very swift of foot, whom Abner killed (2 Samuel 2:18-23). It means "God has made".

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Jerimothירִימוֹתyrimot

Jerimoth

Jerimoth (or Jeremoth): name of several Israelites.

Where else “yrimot” appears
Jozabadיוֹזָבָדyozavad

Jozabad

Jozabad: name of several Israelites. It means "YHWH has given."

Where else “yozavad” appears
Elielאֱלִיאֵלeliel

Eliel

Eliel: name of several Israelites. It means "my God is God."

Where else “eliel” appears
Ismachiahיִסְמַכְיָהוּyismachyahu

Ismachiah

Ismachiah: a Levite in charge of the offerings in Hezekiah's time. It means "Yah sustains."

Where else “yismachyahu” appears
Mahathמַחַתmachat

Mahath

Mahath: name of two Levites of the family of Kohath.

Where else “machat” appears
and Benaiahבְנָיָהוּvenayahu

Benaiah

Benaiah: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Jehoiada, head of David's guard and later commander of Solomon's army (2 Samuel 8:18; 23:20). It means "YHWH has built."

Where else “venayahu” appears
were appointedפְּקִידִיםpekidim

overseer

Overseer, officer in charge.

Where else “pekidim” appears
under the handיַּדyad

through

Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.

Where else “yad” appears
of Conaniahכָּנַנְיָהוּkananyahu

Conaniah

Conaniah: name of two Levites; one kept the offerings in Hezekiah's time. It means "Yah has established."

Where else “kananyahu” appears
and Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshimi

Shimei

Shimei, the name of many men; among them a son of Gershon, grandson of Levi (Exodus 6:17), and the Benjaminite of Saul's family who cursed David as he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 16:5-13; 19:16-23). It means "heard".

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his brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “achi” appears
by the arrangementמִפְקַדmifkad

arrangement

What is assigned to someone by order: his charge or his arrangement.

Where else “mifkad” appears
of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהוּyechizkiyahu

Hezekiah

Hezekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is my strength" or "YHWH strengthens." Best known is the king of Judah, son of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:20; 18-20; Isaiah 36-39); other men also bear it (Zephaniah 1:1; Nehemiah 7:21).

Where else “yechizkiyahu” appears
the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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and 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
the leaderנְגִידnegid

leader

Leader: the one who goes at the head of others, in war, in government or in worship. In the books of Samuel it is used of the one whom YHWH places at the head of his people.

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of the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

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

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The context

12They brought in the contribution and the tithe and the holy things with faithfulness. Over them as leader was Conaniah the Levite, and Shimei his brother was second.

13 · This verse (above)

14Kore son of Imnah, the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east, was over the freewill offerings of Elohim, to give the contribution of YHWH and the most holy things.

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