King James Version

2 Chronicles 31:11

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them,

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּyechizqiyahvHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהnoun, proper name — “Hezekiah”H2396Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other IsraelitesHezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare H3169 (יְחִזְקִיָּה).לְהָכִ֧יןlehakhinto be fittedכּוּןpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to be fitted”, the to-form of the verbH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…לְשָׁכ֛וֹתleshakhotchamberלִשְׁכָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “chamber”, the ordinary formH3957a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging)chamber, parlour. Compare H5393 (נִשְׁכָּה).בְּבֵ֥יתbeveytin familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in 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,…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וַיָּכִֽינוּvayakhinvand be fittedכּוּןconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be fitted”, the next action in the storyH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah; and they prepared them;

Young’s Literal Translation

And Hezekiah saith to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah, and they prepare,

World English Bible

Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in Yahweh’s house, and they prepared them.

Darby Translation

And Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah; and they prepared [them],

Douay-Rheims

Then Ezechias commanded to prepare storehouses in the house of the Lord. And when they had done so,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Ezekias told them yet farther to prepare chambers for the house of the Lord; and they prepared them ,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἐζεκίας ἔτι ἑτοιμάσαι παστοφόρια εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου· καὶ ἡτοίμασαν,