King James Version

2 Chronicles 31:12

And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

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וַיָּבִ֨יאוּvayavivand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to 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,…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).הַתְּרוּמָ֧הhatrumahthe offeredתְּרוּמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the offered”, the ordinary formH8641a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tributegift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing).וְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛רvehamaaserand the titheמַעֲשֵׂרconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the tithe”, the ordinary formH4643a tenth; especially a tithetenth (part), tithe(-ing).וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםvehaqodashimand the consecratedקֹדֶשׁconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbeemunahin faithאֱמוּנָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in faith”, the ordinary formH530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelityfaith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.וַעֲלֵיהֶ֤םvaaleyhemand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and 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,…נָגִיד֙nagidcaptainנָגִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH5057a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themescaptain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.כונניהוkhvnnyhvConaniahכּוֹנַנְיָהוּnoun, proper name — “Conaniah”H3562Conanjah, the name of two IsraelitesConaniah, Cononiah. Compare H3663 (כְּנַנְיָה).כָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּkananyahvConaniahכּוֹנַנְיָהוּnoun, proper name — “Conaniah”H3562Conanjah, the name of two IsraelitesConaniah, Cononiah. Compare H3663 (כְּנַנְיָה).הַלֵּוִ֔יhalevithe Leviiteלֵוִיִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.וְשִׁמְעִ֥יveshimiand Shimiשִׁמְעִיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shimi”H8096Shimi, the name of twenty IsraelitesShimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.אָחִ֖יהוּachihvbrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.מִשְׁנֶֽהmishnehcopyמִשְׁנֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “copy”, the ordinary formH4932properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)college, copy, double, fatlings, next, second (order), twice as much.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they brought in the offerings and the tithes and the hallowed things faithfully; and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they brought in the oblations and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully. And over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second;

Young’s Literal Translation

and they bring in the heave-offering, and the tithe, and the holy things faithfully; and over them is a leader, Conaniah the Levite, and Shimei his brother [is] second;

World English Bible

They brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was ruler over them, and Shimei his brother was second.

Darby Translation

and brought in the heave-offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully; and over these Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.

Douay-Rheims

They brought in faithfully both the firstfruits, and the tithes, and all they had vowed. And the overseer of them was Chonenias the Levite, and Semei his brother was the second,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they brought in the offerings and the tithes and the hallowed things faithfully; and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and they brought thither the first-fruits and the tithes faithfully: and Chonenias the Levite was superintendent over them, and Semei his brother was next.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἤνεγκαν ἐκεῖ τὰς ἀπαρχὰς καὶ τὰ ἐπιδέκατα ἐν πίστει· καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῶν ἐπιστάτης Χωνενίας ὁ Λευίτης, καὶ Σεμεῒ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ διαδεχόμενος·