2 Chronicles 31:2

“Hezekiah set the divisions of the priests and the Levites by their divisions, each according to his service, the priests and the Levites, for burnt offering and for peace offerings, to minister and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the camps of YHWH.”

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

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).

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setיַּעֲמֵדyaamed

appoint

To put in place, name to a post.

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the divisionsמַחְלְקוֹתmachlkot

division

Division: each of the parts into which a group is divided.

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of the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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and the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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according toפִיfi

according to

Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.

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his serviceעֲבֹדָתavodat

service

The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.

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for burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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and for peace offeringsשְׁלָמִיםshelamim

peace offerings

Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).

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to ministerשָׁרֵתsharet

minister

To serve in worship before YHWH.

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and to give thanksהֹדוֹתhodot

give thanks

To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.

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and to praiseהַלֵּלhalel

praise

To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.

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in the gatesשַׁעֲרֵיshaare

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

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of the campsמַחֲנוֹתmachanot

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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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.

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Translation note

“The camps of YHWH”: it can be understood as the house of YHWH, so called because of the camp of Israel in the wilderness (1 Chronicles 9:18-19).

The context

1When all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the standing stones, cut down the Asherahs, and tore down the high places and the altars from all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had finished. Then all the sons of Israel returned, each to his possession, to their cities.

2 · This verse (above)

3The portion of the king from his possessions was for the burnt offerings: for the burnt offerings of the morning and of the evening, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths and for the new moons and for the appointed times, as it is written in the law of YHWH.

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