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2 Chronicles 29:11

Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”

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My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense.

KJV

My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בָּנַ֕יba.NaiO sons myH1121 →
עַתָּ֖ה'a.TahnowH6258 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּשָּׁל֑וּti.sha.Luyou be negligentH7952 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
בָכֶ֞םva.Khem<in> you
בָּחַ֣רba.Charhe has chosenH977 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לַעֲמֹ֤דla.'a.Modto standH5975 →
לְפָנָיו֙le.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →
לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.Toto serve himH8334 →
וְלִהְי֥וֹתve.lih.Yotand to beH1961 →
ל֖וֹloof him
מְשָׁרְתִ֥יםme.sha.re.TimservantsH8334 →
וּמַקְטִרִֽים׃ סu.mak.ti.Rimand makers of smokeH6999 →

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Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.Psalms 134:1Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!Colossians 4:17Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”Numbers 8:6–14“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.1 Kings 1:2So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”Zechariah 3:1Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.Numbers 3:6–9“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.Numbers 18:2–7But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.Numbers 16:35–40And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.Galatians 6:7–8Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.1 Kings 9:25Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.Genesis 43:29When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

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Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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