Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts, Young's Literal Translation And I strive with the prefects, and say, ‘Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?’ and I gather them, and set them on their station; King James Bible Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. Hebrew So I rebukedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ (wā·’ā·rî·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend the officials הַסְּגָנִ֔ים (has·sə·ḡā·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5461: A prefect of a, province and asked, וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Why מַדּ֖וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason? has the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of God הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative been neglected?” נֶעֱזַ֣ב (ne·‘ĕ·zaḇ) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit Then I gathered the Levites and singers together וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔ם (wā·’eq·bə·ṣêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 6908: To gather, collect and stationed וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖ם (wā·’a·‘ă·mi·ḏêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations them at עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against their posts, עָמְדָֽם׃ (‘ā·mə·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5977: A standing place |