2 Chronicles 31:6

“And the sons of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah, they too brought the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of the holy things consecrated to YHWH their Elohim, and they laid them in heaps upon heaps.”

2 Chronicles 31:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 31:6, word by word

And the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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and Judahיהוּדָהyhuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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who livedיּוֹשְׁבִיםyoshvim

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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in the citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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broughtהֵבִיאוּheviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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the titheמַעְשַׂרmasar

tithe

Tithe: a tenth of something.

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of cattleבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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and sheepצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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of the holy thingsקָדָשִׁיםkadashim

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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consecratedמְקֻדָּשִׁיםmekudashim

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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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their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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and they laid themיִּתְּנוּyitnu

put

To place something somewhere.

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in heapsעֲרֵמוֹתaremot

heap

Heap, especially of grain already threshed.

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The context

5When the order spread, the sons of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and the tithe of everything they brought in abundance.

6 · This verse (above)

7In the third month they began to lay the base of the heaps, and in the seventh month they finished.

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