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2 Chronicles 31:9

Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

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וַיִּדְרֹ֣שׁvayidroshand askדָּרַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and ask”, the next action in the storyH1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worshipask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּyechizqiyahvHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהnoun, proper name — “Hezekiah”H2396Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other IsraelitesHezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare H3169 (יְחִזְקִיָּה).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֛יםhakohanimthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.וְהַלְוִיִּ֖םvehalviyimand the Leviiteלֵוִיִּיconjunction, definite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…הָעֲרֵמֽוֹתhaaremotthe sheafעָרֵםdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the sheaf”, the ordinary formH6194a heap; specifically, a sheafheap (of corn), sheaf.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Hezekiah inquireth at the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps,

World English Bible

Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps.

Darby Translation

And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

Douay-Rheims

And Ezechias asked the priests and the Levites, why the heaps lay so.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then Ezekias enquired of the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπυνθάνετο Ἐζεκίας τῶν ἱερέων καὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν ὑπὲρ τῶν σωρῶν.

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