King James Version

2 Chronicles 12:11

And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.

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וַיְהִ֛יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מִדֵּיmidefrom enoughדַּיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from enough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1767enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrasesable, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.ב֥וֹאvoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, infinitive construct — “to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…הַמֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.בֵּ֣יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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,…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בָּ֤אוּbavto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…הָרָצִים֙haratsimthe runרוּץdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the run”, a verb used as a describing wordH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.וּנְשָׂא֔וּםunesaumand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and lift up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…וֶהֱשִׁב֖וּםveheshivumand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and again”, a completed action in a sequenceH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).תָּ֥אtachamberתָּאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “chamber”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8372a room (as circumscribed)(little) chamber.הָרָצִֽיםharatsimthe runרוּץdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the run”, a verb used as a describing wordH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it was so, that as oft as the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and bore them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it was so, that, as oft as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the guard came and bare them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.

Young’s Literal Translation

and it cometh to pass, from the time of the going in of the king to the house of Jehovah, the runners have come in and lifted them up, and brought them back unto the chamber of the runners.

World English Bible

As often as the king entered into Yahweh’s house, the guard came and bore them, then brought them back into the guard room.

Darby Translation

And it was so, that as often as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the couriers came and fetched them, and brought them again into the chamber of the couriers.

Douay-Rheims

And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the shieldbearers came and took them, and brought them back again to their armoury.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it was so, that as oft as the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and bore them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it came to pass, when the king went into the house of the Lord, the guards and the footmen went in, and they that returned to meet the footmen.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἰσελθεῖν τὸν βασιλέα εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου, εἰσεπορεύοντο οἱ φυλάσσοντες, καὶ οἱ παρατρέχοντες, καὶ οἱ ἐπιστρέφοντες εἰς ἀπάντησιν τῶν παρατρεχόντων.