King James Version
“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”
2 Chronicles 34:17 · KJV
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
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they have gathered together”
H5413to flow forth (literally or figuratively); by implication, to liquify
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“that was found”
H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
“in the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“and have delivered”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“and to the hand”
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
“of the overseers”
H6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“and to the hand”
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
properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
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