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2 Kings 22:5

And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

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KJV King James Version

And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

BSB Berean Standard Bible

And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—

WEB World English Bible

Let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Yahweh; and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of Yahweh, to repair the breaches of the house,

ASV American Standard Version

and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and they give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the overseers, in the house of Jehovah, and they give it to the doers of the work that is in the house of Jehovah, to strengthen the breach of the house,

Surrounding context — 2 Kings 22

2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, [that] the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,

4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:

5 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

8 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.

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וְיִתְּנֻ֗הוּH5414 · na.tanto give: give עַל־H5921 · alupon יַד֙H3027 · yadhand עֹשֵׂ֣יH6213 · a.sahto make: do הַמְּלָאכָ֔הH4399 · me.la.khahwork הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםH6485 · pa.qadto reckon: list בֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplace יְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD וְיִתְּנ֣וּH5414 · na.tanto give: give אֹת֗וֹH853 · et[Obj.]לְעֹשֵׂ֤יH6213 · a.sahto make: do הַמְּלָאכָה֙H4399 · me.la.khahwork אֲשֶׁר֙H834 · a.sherwhich בְּבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplace יְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD לְחַזֵּ֖קH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthen בֶּ֥דֶקH919 · be.deqbreach הַבָּֽיִת׃H1004 · betplace

Cross-references

2 Kings 12:11-14And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,2 Kings 12:5Let the priests take [it] to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.2 Chronicles 24:12-13And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.Ezra 3:7They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.2 Chronicles 24:7For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.2 Chronicles 24:27Now [concerning] his sons, and the greatness of the burdens [laid] upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they [are] written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

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