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The Construct Chain in 2 Chronicles 35:3

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לַ֠לְוִיִּם המבונים לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַקְּדֹושִׁ֣ים לַיהוָ֗ה תְּנ֤וּ אֶת־אֲרֹון־הַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ בַּ֠בַּיִת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנָ֜ה שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה בֶן־דָּוִיד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵין־לָכֶ֥ם מַשָּׂ֖א בַּכָּתֵ֑ף עַתָּ֗ה עִבְדוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת עַמֹּ֥ו יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (2 Chronicles 35:3) And he said to the Levites, the instructors of all Israel, the holy ones to YHWH: “Put the ark of holiness in the house that Solomon son of David, king of Israel, built. You do not need to carry it on the shoulder. Now serve Yahweh your God and His people Israel.” Introduction to the Verse The construct chain (סְמִיכוּת) is a fundamental feature of Biblical Hebrew syntax, expressing possession, description, or relationships between two or more nouns.… Learn Hebrew
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