King James Version

2 Chronicles 12:8

Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

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כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יִהְיוּyihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to 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.ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלַעֲבָדִ֑יםlaavadimto servantעֶבֶדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.וְיֵדְעוּ֙veyedevand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and know”, an unfinished actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…עֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔יavodatiworkעֲבֹדָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5656work of any kindact, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.וַעֲבוֹדַ֖תvaavodatand workעֲבֹדָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5656work of any kindact, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.מַמְלְכ֥וֹתmamlekhotkingdomמַמְלָכָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “kingdom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4467dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)kingdom, king's, reign, royal.הָאֲרָצֽוֹתhaaratsotthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

Young’s Literal Translation

but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'

World English Bible

Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”

Darby Translation

Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

Douay-Rheims

But yet they shall serve him, that they may know the difference between my service, and the service of a kingdom of the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Nevertheless they shall be servants, and know my service, and the service of the kings of the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὅτι ἔσονται εἰς παῖδας, καὶ γνώσονται τὴν δουλείαν μου, καὶ τὴν δουλείαν τῆς βασιλείας τῆς γῆς.