King James Version

2 Kings 12:16

The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests’.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 2 Kings 12:17.

כֶּ֤סֶףkesefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “money”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).אָשָׁם֙ashamsinאָשָׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sin”, the ordinary formH817guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offeringguiltiness, (offering for) sin, trespass (offering).וְכֶ֣סֶףvekhesefand moneyכֶּסֶףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and money”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).חַטָּא֔וֹתchataotfaultחֵטְאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fault”, the ordinary formH2399a crime or its penaltyfault, [idiom] grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יוּבָ֖אyuvato comeבּוֹאverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to 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,…בֵּ֣יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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,…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםlakohanimto priestכֹּהֵןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to 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.יִהְיֽוּyihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-17) The forfeit money, and the sin money, was not brought into the house of the LORD; it was the priests.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was the priests’.

Young’s Literal Translation

The money of a trespass-offering, and the money of sin-offerings is not brought in to the house of Jehovah — for the priests it is.

World English Bible

The money for the trespass offerings and the money for the sin offerings was not brought into Yahweh’s house. It was the priests’.

Darby Translation

The money of trespass-offerings, and the money of sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of Jehovah: it was for the priests.

Douay-Rheims

But the money for trespass, and the money for sins, they brought not into the temple of the Lord, because it was for the priests.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-17) The forfeit money, and the sin money, was not brought into the house of the LORD; it was the priests.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Money for a sin-offering, and money for a trespass-offering, whatever happened to be brought into the house of the Lord, went to the priests.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀργύριον περὶ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ ἀργύριον περὶ πλημμελείας, ὅ, τι εἰσηνέχθη ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου, τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν ἐγένετο.