They have emptied out the money that was found in Yahweh’s house, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.”
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They have emptied out the money that was found in Yahweh’s house, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.”
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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.
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And they have poured out the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.'
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 34:17 And they have gathered together the money…
2Ch 34:17 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.
Ver. 17-21. See on 2Ki 22:9-12.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Together: literally, "melted down," as the Heb. and Sept.…
Together: literally, "melted down," as the Heb. and Sept. signify. Coin was not yet used. C. --- But the pieces of money, of whatever description, were collected. H.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. have gathered together] R.V. have emptied out.
17. have gathered together] R.V. have emptied out.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (17) Gathered together.—Poured out from the chest or chests.…
(17) Gathered together.—Poured out from the chest or chests. See 2Ki_22:9, where “the doers of the work” are identified with “the overseers.”
And to . . . the workmen.—And to . . . the doers of the work.
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A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 They have emptied out
They have emptied out
This is an idiom. AT: "They have gathered all" (See: Idiom)
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into the hand of the supervisors and to the workmen
The supervisors and workmen are represented by their "hand" to emphasize their possession. AT: "to the supervisors and the workmen" (See: Synecdoche)
It came about that when
This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
he tore his clothes
This is a symbolic action that indicates intense grief or sadness. AT: "he tore his clothes because he was very upset" (See: Symbolic Action)
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