Koreוְקוֹרֵאsonבֶןof Imnah,יִמְנָהthe Levite,הַלֵּוִיthe gatekeeperהַשּׁוֹעֵרat the east,לַמִּזְרָחָהwas overעַלthe freewill offeringsנִדְבוֹתof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםto giveלָתֵתthe contributionתְּרוּמַתof YHWHיְהוָהand the most holy things.וְקָדְשֵׁי הַקֳּדָשִׁים
2 Chronicles 31:14
Study it in the app“Kore 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 31:14, word by word
- Koreקוֹרֵאkore
Kore
Kore: name of two Levite gatekeepers. In Hebrew it is different from Korah, the Levite who rebelled against Moses.
Where else “kore” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Imnahיִמְנָהyimna
Imnah
Imnah, a son of Asher; also a Levite.
Where else “yimna” appears- the Leviteלֵּוִיlevi
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “levi” appears- the gatekeeperשּׁוֹעֵרshoer
gatekeeper
Gatekeeper: one who guards the gate of a city, a palace or the temple. In Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah it is an office of the Levites.
Where else “shoer” appears- at the eastמִּזְרָחָmizraach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appears- the freewill offeringsנִדְבוֹתnidvot
freewill offering
An offering given without being asked.
Where else “nidvot” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- to giveתֵתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- the contributionתְּרוּמַתterumat
contribution
Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.
Where else “terumat” appears- of 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- and the most holy thingsקָדְשֵׁיkadshe
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadshe” appears
The context
13Jehiel, 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.
14 · This verse (above)
15Beside him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, with faithfulness to give to their brothers by divisions, to great and small alike,