The Meaning of 2 Kings 22:5 Explained

2 Kings 22:5

KJV: And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

YLT: and they give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the overseers, in the house of Jehovah, and they give it to the doers of the work that is in the house of Jehovah, to strengthen the breach of the house,

Darby: and let them give it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to those that do the work in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,

ASV: and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And let them deliver  it into the hand  of the doers  of the work,  that have the oversight  of the house  of the LORD:  and let them give  it to the doers  of the work  which [is] in the house  of the LORD,  to repair  the breaches  of the house, 

What does 2 Kings 22:5 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 22:1-13 - Finding The Lost Law
In the midst of a dissolute court, Josiah's young life grew as a palm on the desert-waste. At the age of sixteen he sought the Lord, and at eighteen he became even more earnest and devoted, as though some special quickening had passed over his soul and led him to set about the repair of the Temple. In this he was greatly aided by Hilkiah. It was a fair sunrise, though the day was prematurely overcast.
During the process of renovation a copy of the Book of the Law was discovered, and Shaphan read it before the king. It is supposed that the passage which he recited and which so greatly moved his soul, was Deuteronomy 28:1-68; Deuteronomy 29:1-29; Deuteronomy 30:1-20, where are enumerated the awful consequences that would follow the failure to observe God's law. What ruthless havoc had Manasseh wrought, that all the copies of the Law had become destroyed! It reminds us of the wholesale burning of the Bible in Tyndale "˜s day! The housebreaker is always careful to extinguish the light that might reveal his presence and lead to his identification. Let us not hesitate to preach the whole counsel of God, and not hide the inevitable doom of the ungodly. It is by the Word that the Holy Spirit convicts of sin. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 22

1  Josiah's good reign
3  He takes care for the repair of the temple
8  Hilkiah having found a book of the law,
12  Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord
15  Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 22:5 mean?

- And let them deliver it into the hand of those doing the work who are the overseers - in the house of Yahweh and let them give it to those who [are] doing the work that in the house of Yahweh to repair the damages of the house
[ויתנה] (וְיִתְּנֻ֗הוּ) עַל־ יַד֙ עֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים [בבית] (בֵּ֣ית) יְהוָ֑ה וְיִתְּנ֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ לְעֹשֵׂ֤י הַמְּלָאכָה֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה לְחַזֵּ֖ק בֶּ֥דֶק הַבָּֽיִת

[ויתנה]  - 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: אֲבַגְתָא  
Sense: one of the seven eunuchs in the Persian court of Ahasuerus.
(וְיִתְּנֻ֗הוּ)  And  let  them  deliver  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
עַל־  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יַד֙  the  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
עֹשֵׂ֣י  of  those  doing 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה  the  work 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖ים  who  are  the  overseers 
Parse: Article, Verb, Hofal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: פָּקַד 
Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
[בבית]  - 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
(בֵּ֣ית)  in  the  house  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְיִתְּנ֣וּ  and  let  them  give 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לְעֹשֵׂ֤י  to  those  who  [are]  doing 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הַמְּלָאכָה֙  the  work 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
אֲשֶׁר֙  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בְּבֵ֣ית  in  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לְחַזֵּ֖ק  to  repair 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: חָזַק  
Sense: to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore.
בֶּ֥דֶק  the  damages 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֶּדֶק  
Sense: fissure, rent, breach, leak (in a building).
הַבָּֽיִת  of  the  house 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.