Then contended
riyb (reeb)
to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
I with the rulers
cagan (saw-gawn')
a prefect of a province -- prince, ruler.
and said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Why is the house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
forsaken
`azab (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
And I gathered them together
qabats (kaw-bats')
to grasp, i.e. collect -- assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, surely, take up.
and set
`amad (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
them in their place
`omed (o'-med)
a spot (as being fixed) -- place, (+ where) stood, upright.