King James Version

2 Samuel 15:29

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

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וַיָּ֨שֶׁבvayashevand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…צָד֧וֹקtsadoqZadokצָדוֹקnoun, proper name — “Zadok”H6659Tsadok, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesZadok.וְאֶבְיָתָ֛רveevyatarand Abiatharאֶבְיָתָרconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abiathar”H54Ebjathar, an IsraeliteAbiathar.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).אֲר֥וֹןaronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםhaelohimthe Godאֱלֹהִיםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvayeshevvand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…שָֽׁםshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem; and they abode there.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they abode there.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Zadok taketh back — and Abiathar — the ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.

World English Bible

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried God’s ark to Jerusalem again; and they stayed there.

Darby Translation

And Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem; and they abode there.

Douay-Rheims

So Sadoc and Abiathar carried back the ark of God into Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem; and they abode there.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So Sadoc and Abiathar brought back the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, and it continued there.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέστρεψε Σαδὼκ καὶ Ἀβιάθαρ τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐκεῖ.