King James Version

2 Chronicles 3:2

And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

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וַ֠יָּחֶלvayacheland beginחָלַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and begin”, the next action in the storyH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…לִבְנ֞וֹתlivnotto buildבָּנָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to build”, the to-form of the verbH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁbachodeshin monthחֹדֶשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in month”, the ordinary formH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.הַשֵּׁנִי֙hashenithe againשֵׁנִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).בַּשֵּׁנִ֔יbasheniin againשֵׁנִיpreposition, with the article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “in again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).בִּשְׁנַ֥תbishnatin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).אַרְבַּ֖עarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹlemalkhutvoto empireמַלְכוּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to empire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4438a rule; concretely, a dominionempire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he beginneth to build in the second [day], in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

World English Bible

He began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

Darby Translation

And he began to build on the second of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

Douay-Rheims

And he began to build in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he began to build in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἤρξατο οἰκοδομῆσαι ἐν τῷ μηνὶ τῷ δευτέρῳ ἐν τῷ ἔτει τῷ τετάρτῳ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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