Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD. Young's Literal Translation for the Levites have left their suburbs and their possession, and they come to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons have cast them off from acting as priests to Jehovah, King James Bible For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD: Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi left עָזְב֣וּ (‘ā·zə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit their pasturelands מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙ (miḡ·rə·šê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4054: A suburb, the area around a, building, the margin of the sea and their possessions וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם (wa·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 272: Something seized, a possession and went וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to Judah לִיהוּדָ֖ה (lî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and Jerusalem, וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (wə·lî·rū·šā·lim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Jeroboam יָֽרָבְעָם֙ (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings and his sons וּבָנָ֔יו (ū·ḇā·nāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son had rejected them הִזְנִיחָ֤ם (hiz·nî·ḥām) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 2186: Reject, forsake, fail as priests מִכַּהֵ֖ן (mik·ka·hên) Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 3547: To officiate as a, priest, to put on regalia of the LORD. לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |