2 Kings 12:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So the priests agreed that they would not receive money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves.

Young's Literal Translation
And the priests consent not to receive money from the people, nor to strengthen the breach of the house,

King James Bible
And the priests consented to receive no [more] money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.

Hebrew
So the priests
הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

agreed
וַיֵּאֹ֖תוּ (way·yê·’ō·ṯū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 225: To come, to assent

they would not
לְבִלְתִּ֤י (lə·ḇil·tî)
Preposition-l
Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until

receive
קְחַת־ (qə·ḥaṯ-)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3947: To take

money
כֶּ֙סֶף֙ (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

from
מֵאֵ֣ת (mê·’êṯ)
Preposition-m | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

the people
הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

and that they would not
וּלְבִלְתִּ֥י (ū·lə·ḇil·tî)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l
Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until

repair
חַזֵּ֖ק (ḥaz·zêq)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

the temple {themselves}.
הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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