2 Chronicles 29:5
“Listen to me,
שְׁמָע֣וּנִי (šə·mā·‘ū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently
O Levites,”
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (hal·wî·yim)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi
he said.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say
“Consecrate
הִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֗וּ (hiṯ·qad·də·šū)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated
yourselves now
עַתָּ֣ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time
and consecrate
וְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ (wə·qad·də·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated
the house
בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house
of the LORD,
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel
the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative
of your fathers.
אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֔ם (’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father
Remove
וְהוֹצִ֥יאוּ (wə·hō·w·ṣî·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim
from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of
the Holy Place
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ (haq·qō·ḏeš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity
every impurity.
הַנִּדָּ֖ה (han·nid·dāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5079: Rejection, impurity, personal, moral
- Thus the king tells God's priests to do their jobs!
- And the first thing is to clean the temple from every impurity!
- And there are numerous!
- God's temple is holy!
- As a consequence, nothing can alter such a holiness!
“Listen to me,
שְׁמָע֣וּנִי (šə·mā·‘ū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently
O Levites,”
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (hal·wî·yim)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi
he said.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say
“Consecrate
הִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֗וּ (hiṯ·qad·də·šū)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated
yourselves now
עַתָּ֣ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time
and consecrate
וְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ (wə·qad·də·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated
the house
בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house
of the LORD,
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel
the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative
of your fathers.
אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֔ם (’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father
Remove
וְהוֹצִ֥יאוּ (wə·hō·w·ṣî·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim
from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of
the Holy Place
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ (haq·qō·ḏeš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity
every impurity.
הַנִּדָּ֖ה (han·nid·dāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5079: Rejection, impurity, personal, moral
- Thus the king tells God's priests to do their jobs!
- And the first thing is to clean the temple from every impurity!
- And there are numerous!
- God's temple is holy!
- As a consequence, nothing can alter such a holiness!