הָעֵדֽוּת׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הָעֵדֽוּת׃

   ha-e-DUT

   of the testimony
2. clause🔊 לְאֹ֖הֶל הָעֵדֽוּת׃

   le-O-hel ha-e-DUT

   for the tent of the testimony
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּקְרָ֣א הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ לִֽיהוֹיָדָ֣ע הָרֹאשׁ֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ לֹֽא־דָרַ֣שְׁתָּ עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לְהָבִ֞יא מִֽיהוּדָ֣ה וּמִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֶת־מַשְׂאַת֙ מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֔ה וְהַקָּהָ֖ל לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְאֹ֖הֶל הָעֵדֽוּת׃

   va-yik-RA ha-ME-lekh li-ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ROSH va-yo-MER LO mad-DU-a lo-DA-rash-TA al-ha-le-vi-YIM le-ha-VI mi-ye-hu-DA u-mi-ru-sha-LA-yim et-mas-Et mo-SHE E-ved-ye-ho-VAH ve-hak-ka-HAL le-yis-ra-EL le-O-hel ha-e-DUT

   and he called or summoned the king to Jehoiada the head or chief and he said to him why you have not required or demanded concerning the Levites to bring from Judah and from Jerusalem the tribute or the levy of Moses servant of the LORD and the assembly for Israel for the tent of the testimony

Exegesis

The coordinate ve-ha-kahal le-yisrael {וְהַקָּהָל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל | wə-hakkāhāl lə-yisrāʾēl} “and the assembly for Israel” defines the beneficiaries, and the purpose clause le-ohel ha-edut {לְאֹהֶל־הָעֵדוּת | lə-ʾōhel-ha-ʿēdût} “for the Tent of Testimony” denotes the destination. The formal rendering maintains Hebrew word order for clarity, while the dynamic version streamlines idiomatic English.

Root and etymology

ʿ-w-d🔊 ע־ו־דAyin–Vav–Dalet

“testimony, witness”