Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the people of Israel— the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles — celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. Young's Literal Translation {A9989.htm" title="{A9989">And{A1123.htm" title="{A1123"> the sons{A3479.htm" title="{A3479"> of Israel{A5648.htm" title="{A5648"> have made{A9988.htm" title="{A9988">, [and] the{A3549.htm" title="{A3549"> priests{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A3879.htm" title="{A3879"> Levites{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A7606.htm" title="{A7606"> the rest{A1123.htm" title="{A1123"> of the sons{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> of the{A1547.htm" title="{A1547"> captivity{A2597.htm" title="{A2597">, a dedication{A1836.htm" title="{A1836"> of this{A1005.htm" title="{A1005"> house{A426.htm" title="{A426"> of God{A9986.htm" title="{A9986"> with{A2305.htm" title="{A2305"> joy, King James Bible And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy, Hebrew Then the peopleבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1123: A son of Israel— יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3479: Israel -- descendant of Jacob the priests, כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א (kā·hă·nay·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 3549: Priest the Levites, וְלֵוָיֵ֜א (wə·lê·wā·yê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3879: Levites -- descendants of Levi and the rest וּשְׁאָ֣ר (ū·šə·’ār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7606: Rest, remainder of the exiles— בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1123: A son celebrated וַעֲבַ֣דוּ (wa·‘ă·ḇa·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5648: To do, make, prepare, keep the dedication חֲנֻכַּ֛ת (ḥă·nuk·kaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2597: Consecration of the דְנָ֖ה (ḏə·nāh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 1836: This house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1005: A house of God אֱלָהָ֥א (’ĕ·lā·hā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 426: God with joy. בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃ (bə·ḥeḏ·wāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2305: Rejoicing |