Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- For Conj 1a) (Qal) to leave 1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone 1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise 1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be left to 1b2) to be forsaken 1c) (Pual) to be deserted 2) to restore, repair 2a) (Qal) to repair">5800 [e] עָזְב֣וּ ‘ā-zə-ḇū left V-Qal-Perf-3cp 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service">3881 [e] הַלְוִיִּ֗ם hal-wî-yim, the Levites Art | N-proper-mp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 4054 [e] מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙ miḡ-rə-šê-hem their common-lands N-mpc | 3mp 1a) land 1b) possession by inheritance">272 [e] וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם wa-’ă-ḥuz-zā-ṯām, and their possessions Conj-w | N-fsc | 3mp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk">1980 [e] וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ way-yê-lə-ḵū and came Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah">3063 [e] לִיהוּדָ֖ה lî-hū-ḏāh to Judah Prep-l | N-proper-ms 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split">3389 [e] וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם wə-lî-rū-šā-lim; and Jerusalem Conj-w, Prep-l | N-proper-fs 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- for Conj 1a) (Qal) to reject 1b) (Hiphil) to forcefully reject someone 2) to stink, emit stench, become odious 2a) (Hiphil) stink (perfect)">2186 [e] הִזְנִיחָ֤ם hiz-nî-ḥām had rejected them V-Hifil-Perf-3ms | 3mp 1) the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel when the kingdom split at the death of Solomon and the 10 tribes split off from Judah and Benjamin and the kingdom under Solomon's son Rehoboam; idolatry was introduced at the beginning of his reign 2) the 8th king of the northern kingdom of Israel, son of Joash, and 4th in the dynasty of Jehu; during his reign the Syrian invaders were repelled and the kingdom restored to its former borders but the idolatry of the kingdom was maintained">3379 [e] יָֽרָבְעָם֙ yā-rā-ḇə-‘ām Jeroboam N-proper-ms 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121 [e] וּבָנָ֔יו ū-ḇā-nāw, and his sons Conj-w | N-mpc | 3ms 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to minister as a priest, serve as a priest 1a2) to be or become a priest 1a3) to play the priest">3547 [e] מִכַּהֵ֖ן mik-ka-hên from serving as priests Prep-m | V-Piel-Inf 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068 [e] לַיהוָֽה׃ Yah-weh. to Yahweh Prep-l | N-proper-ms

New American Standard Bible
For the Levites left their pasture lands and their property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had excluded them from serving as priests to the LORD.

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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons refused to let them serve as priests of Yahweh.

suburbs

Numbers 35:2-5 Command the children of Israel, that they give to the Levites of …

Joshua 21:20-42 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained …

1 Chronicles 6:66-81 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities …

their possession

Leviticus 27:30-34 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or …

Numbers 18:21-28 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel …

Jeroboam

2 Chronicles 13:9 Have you not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, …

1 Kings 12:28-33 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and …

1 Kings 13:33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made …

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