King James Version

2 Chronicles 29:23

And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:

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וַיַּגִּ֨ישׁוּ֙vayagishvand bringנָגַשׁconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bring”, the next action in the storyH5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back(make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שְׂעִירֵ֣יseiregoatשָׂעִירnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “goat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8163shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faundevil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.הַֽחַטָּ֔אתhachatatthe punishmentחַטָּאָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the punishment”, the ordinary formH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).לִפְנֵ֥יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַמֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וְהַקָּהָ֑לvehaqahaland the assemblyקָהָלconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the assembly”, the ordinary formH6951assemblage (usually concretely)assembly, company, congregation, multitude.וַיִּסְמְכ֥וּvayismekhvand holdסָמַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and hold”, the next action in the storyH5564to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.יְדֵיהֶ֖םyedeyhemhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […עֲלֵיהֶֽםaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congregation, and they laid their hands upon them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them:

Young’s Literal Translation

and they bring nigh the he-goats of the sin-offering before the king and the assembly, and they lay their hands upon them;

World English Bible

They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them.

Darby Translation

And they brought near the he-goats of the sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them.

Douay-Rheims

And they brought the he goats for sin before the king, and the whole multitude, and they laid their hand upon them:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congregation, and they laid their hands upon them;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they brought the goats for a sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and laid their hands upon them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσήγαγον τοὺς χιμάρους τοὺς περὶ ἁμαρτίας ἐναντίον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ ἐπέθηκαν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐπʼ αὐτούς.