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Joash Repairs the Temple

2 Kings 12:11

In 11 translations

BSB
Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,
KJV
And 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,laid…: Heb. brought it forth
WEB
They gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on Yahweh’s house,
ASV
And they gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of Jehovah: and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, that wrought upon the house of Jehovah,
LSV
and have given the weighed money into the hands of those doing the work, those inspecting the house of YHWH, and they bring it out to those working in the wood, and to builders who are working in the house of YHWH,
YLT
and have given the weighed money into the hands of those doing the work, those inspecting the house of Jehovah, and they bring it out to those working in the wood, and to builders who are working in the house of Jehovah,
DBY
And they gave the money, weighed out into the hands of them that did the work, who were appointed over the house of Jehovah; and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders that wrought upon the house of Jehovah,
DRC
And they gave it out by number and measure into the hands of them that were over the builders of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters, and the masons that wrought in the house of the Lord,
GNV
And they gaue the money made readie into the handes of them, that vndertooke the worke, and that had the ouersight of the house of the Lord; and they payed it out to the carpenters and builders that wrought vpon the house of the Lord,
JPS12:12
And they gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD,
LXXE12:12
And they gave the money that had been collected into the hands of them that wrought the works, the overseers of the house of the Lord; and they gave it out to the carpenters and to the builders that wrought in the house of the Lord.Gr. prepared.

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  • Written (Ketiv): יַד (“[the] hand of”). Read aloud (Qere): יְדֵי֙ (“[the] hands of”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
  • Written (Ketiv): הַפְּקֻדִים (“who were appointed”). Read aloud (Qere): הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים (“who were appointed”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Leningrad Codex reads יְדֵ֙; read aloud (Qere) reads יְדֵי֙ (“[the] hands of”).
  • Leningrad Codex reads הַֻפְּקָדִ֖ים; read aloud (Qere) reads הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים (“who were appointed”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC12:12
וְנָתְנוּ֙ אֶת־הַכֶּ֣סֶף הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ן עַל־יד עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הפקדים בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּ לְחָרָשֵׁ֤י הָעֵץ֙ וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים הָעֹשִׂ֖ים בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃KJV:2Kgs.12.11Read aloud as (qere): יְדֵי֙Read aloud as (qere): הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים
LXX-Br12:12
Καὶ ἔδωκαν τὸ ἀργύριον τὸ ἑτοιμασθὲν ἐπὶ χεῖρας ποιούντων τὰ ἔργα τῶν ἐπισκοπῶν οἴκου· Κυρίου, καὶ ἐξέδοσαν τοῖς τέκτοσι τῶν ξύλων, καὶ τοῖς οἱκοδόμοις τοῖς ποιοῦσιν ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου,

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👤 God◆ Reign of Joash

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Chronicles 24:11–12Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it…
  • 2 Kings 22:5–6And 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— to the carpenters,…
  • 2 Chronicles 34:9–11So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites at the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of…

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 12:12 in some Bibles
  • 12:11 in most Bibles

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