King James Version
“And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it. to thy: Heb. to the hand of, etc”
2 Chronicles 34:16 · KJV
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses. by: Heb. by the hand of
And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it. to thy: Heb. to the hand of, etc
And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen . gathered together: Heb. poured out, or, melted
Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. it: Heb. in it
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And Shaphan”
H8227a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e., probably the hyrax
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and brought”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“All that was committed”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“to”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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