King James Version
“And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD. gathered: Heb. melted”
2 Kings 22:9 · KJV
Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD. gathered: Heb. melted
And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And Shaphan”
H8227a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e., probably the hyrax
“the scribe”
H5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e., (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e., celebra
“again”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
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
“have gathered”
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.)
“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
“it into 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
“the work”
H4399properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
“that have the oversight”
H6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
“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
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