King James Version

1 Chronicles 26:27

Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.

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מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַמִּלְחָמ֥וֹתhamilchamotthe battleמִלְחָמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).וּמִןuminand fromמִןconjunction, preposition — “and from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַשָּׁלָ֖לhashalalthe preyשָׁלָלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the prey”, the ordinary formH7998bootyprey, spoil.הִקְדִּ֑ישׁוּhiqdishvappointקָדַשׁverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “appoint”, a completed actionH6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.לְחַזֵּ֖קlechazeqto be constantחָזַקpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to be constant”, the to-form of the verbH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…לְבֵ֥יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

from the battles, even from the spoil they sanctified to strengthen the house of Jehovah;

World English Bible

They dedicated some of the plunder won in battles to repair Yahweh’s house.

Darby Translation

(from the wars and out of the spoils had they dedicated [them], to maintain the house of Jehovah),

Douay-Rheims

Out of the wars, and the spoils won in battles, which they had consecrated to the building and furniture of the temple of the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

things which he took out of cities and from the spoils, and consecrated some of them, so that the building of the house of God should not want supplies ;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἃ ἔλαβεν ἐκ πόλεων καὶ ἐκ τῶν λαφύρων, καὶ ἡγίασεν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν τοῦ μὴ καθυστερῆσαι τὴν οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ·