14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 11:14:1 ⧉כִּֽי־עָזְב֣וּkiazevufor they abandoned 2 Chronicles 11:14:2 ⧉הַלְוִיִּ֗םhalleviimthe Levites 2 Chronicles 11:14:3 ⧉אֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙etmigreshehemthe pasture-lands of them 2 Chronicles 11:14:4 ⧉וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םvaakhuzatamand their possession 2 Chronicles 11:14:5 ⧉וַיֵּלְכ֥וּvayelekhuand they went 2 Chronicles 11:14:6 ⧉לִיהוּדָ֖הliyehudato Judah 2 Chronicles 11:14:7 ⧉וְלִֽירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםvelirushalimand to Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 11:14:8 ⧉כִּֽי־הִזְנִיחָ֤םkihiznikhamfor he rejected them 2 Chronicles 11:14:9 ⧉יָֽרָבְעָם֙yaravaamJeroboam 2 Chronicles 11:14:10 ⧉וּבָנָ֔יוuvanavand his sons 2 Chronicles 11:14:11 ⧉מִכַּהֵ֖ןmikkahenfrom serving as priest 2 Chronicles 11:14:12 ⧉לַיהוָֽה׃layahwehto the LORD |
14. Formal Translation The Levites abandoned their pasturelands and their possession, and they went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had turned them away from serving as priests for the LORD {Yahweh, Worship Recipient}. |
14. Dynamic Translation The Levites left their fields and property and moved to Judah and Jerusalem since Jeroboam and his sons had refused to let them serve as priests for the LORD {Yahweh, Worship Giver}. |