King James Version

2 Chronicles 35:10

So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king’s commandment.

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וַתִּכּ֖וֹןvatikonand be fittedכּוּןconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “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…הָעֲבוֹדָ֑הhaavodahthe workעֲבֹדָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the work”, the ordinary formH5656work of any kindact, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.וַיַּֽעַמְד֨וּvayaamdvand standעָמַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and stand”, the next action in the storyH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…הַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםhakohanimthe 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.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,…עָמְדָ֛םamedamplaceעֹמֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “place”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5977a spot (as being fixed)place, ([phrase] where) stood, upright.וְהַלְוִיִּ֥םvehalviyimand 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,…מַחְלְקוֹתָ֖םmachleqotamcompanyמַחֲלֹקֶתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4256a section (of Levites, people or soldiers)company, course, division, portion. See also H5555 (סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת).כְּמִצְוַ֥תkemitsvatas lawמִצְוָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “as law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.הַמֶּֽלֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their courses, according to the king's commandment.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their courses, according to the king’s commandment.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the service is prepared, and the priests stand on their station, and the Levites on their courses, according to the command of the king,

World English Bible

So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their divisions, according to the king’s commandment.

Darby Translation

And the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king's commandment.

Douay-Rheims

And the ministry was prepared, and the priests stood in their office: the Levites also in their companies, according to the king’s commandment.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their courses, according to the king's commandment.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the service was duly ordered, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the command of the king.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατωρθώθη ἡ λειτουργεία, καὶ ἔστησαν οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐπὶ τὴν στάσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ Λευῖται ἐπὶ τὰς διαιρέσεις αὐτῶν κατὰ τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ βασιλέως.