17 And the porters: Shallum שַׁלּ֣וּם sha.Lum H7967 , and Akkub וְעַקּ֔וּב ve.'a.Kuv H6126 , and Talmon וְטַלְמֹ֖ן ve.tal.Mon H2929 , and Ahiman וַאֲחִימָ֑ן va.'a.chi.Man H289 , and their brethren ( Shallum שַׁלּ֖וּם sha.Lum H7967 was the chief הָרֹֽאשׁ׃ ha.Rosh H7218 ), 18 who hitherto waited in the king’s הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh H4428 gate בְּשַׁ֥עַר be.Sha.'ar H8179 eastward : they were the porters for the camp לְמַחֲנ֖וֹת le.ma.cha.Not H4264 of the children of Levi לֵוִֽי׃ le.Vi H3878 . 19 And Shallum וְשַׁלּ֣וּם ve.sha.Lum H7967 the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Kore ק֠וֹרֵא Ko.re' H6981 , the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Ebiasaph אֶבְיָסָ֨ף 'ev.ya.Saf H43 , the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Korah קֹ֜רַח Ko.rach H7141 , and his brethren , of his father’s H1 house לְבֵית־ le.veit- H1004 , the Korahites הַקָּרְחִ֗ים ha.ka.re.Chim H7145 , were over the work מְלֶ֣אכֶת me.Le.khet H4399 of the service הָעֲבוֹדָ֔ה ha.'a.vo.Dah H5656 , keepers שֹׁמְרֵ֥י sho.me.Rei H8104 of the thresholds הַסִּפִּ֖ים ha.si.Pim H5592 of the tent לָאֹ֑הֶל la.'O.hel H168 : and their fathers H1 had been over the camp מַחֲנֵ֣ה ma.cha.Neh H4264 of Jehovah , keepers שֹׁמְרֵ֖י sho.me.Rei H8104 of the entry . 20 And Phinehas וּפִֽינְחָ֣ס u.fin.Chas H6372 the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Eleazar אֶלְעָזָ֗ר 'el.'a.Zar H499 was H1961 ruler H5057 over them in time past, and Jehovah was H1961 with him . 21 Zechariah זְכַרְיָה֙ ze.khar.Yah H2148 the son בֶּ֣ן ben H1121 of Meshelemiah מְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֔ה me.she.lem.Yah H4920 was porter of the door H6607 of the tent לְאֹ֥הֶל le.'O.hel H168 of meeting מוֹעֵֽד׃ mo.'Ed H4150 . 22 All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds בַּסִּפִּ֔ים ba.si.Pim H5592 were two וּשְׁנֵ֣ים u.she.Neim H8147 hundred מָאתַ֖יִם ma.Ta.yim H3967 and twelve . These were reckoned by genealogy הִתְיַחְשָׂ֔ם hit.yach.Sam H3187 in their villages, whom David דָּוִ֛יד da.Vid H1732 and Samuel וּשְׁמוּאֵ֥ל u.she.mu.'El H8050 the seer did ordain in their office of trust . 23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates H8179 of the house לְבֵית־ le.veit- H1004 of Jehovah , even the house לְבֵ֥ית־ le.Veit- H1004 of the tent הָאֹ֖הֶל ha.'O.hel H168 , by wards. 24 On the four לְאַרְבַּ֣ע le.'ar.Ba' H702 sides H7307 were H1961 the porters, toward the east מִזְרָ֥ח miz.Rach H4217 , west יָ֖מָּה Ya.mah H3220 , north צָפ֥וֹנָה tza.Fo.nah H6828 , and south וָנֶֽגְבָּה׃ va.Neg.bah H5045 . 25 And their brethren , in their villages, were to come לָב֨וֹא la.Vo' H935 in every seven לְשִׁבְעַ֧ת le.shiv.'At H7651 days הַיָּמִ֛ים hai.ya.Mim H3117 from time מֵעֵ֥ת me.'Et H6256 to time עֵ֖ת 'et H6256 to be with them : 26 for the four אַרְבַּ֙עַת֙ 'ar.Ba.'at H702 chief porters, who were H1961 Levites הַלְוִיִּ֑ם hal.vi.Yim H3881 , were H1961 in an office of trust , and were H1961 over the chambers and over the treasuries הָאֹצְר֖וֹת ha.'o.tze.Rot H214 in the house בֵּ֥ית beit H1004 of God הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ha.'E.lo.Him H430 . 27 And they lodged round H5439 about the house בֵּית־ beit- H1004 of God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים ha.'E.lo.Him H430 , because the charge H4931 thereof was upon them ; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר ve.la.Bo.ker H1242 by morning לַבֹּֽקֶר׃ la.Bo.ker H1242 . 28 And certain of them had charge of the vessels H3627 of service הָעֲבוֹדָ֑ה ha.'a.vo.Dah H5656 ; for by count were these brought H935 in and by count were these taken out . 29 Some of them also were appointed מְמֻנִּים֙ me.mu.Nim H4487 over the furniture , and over all the vessels H3627 of the sanctuary H6944 , and over the fine הַסֹּ֙לֶת֙ ha.So.let H5560 flour H5560 , and the wine וְהַיַּ֣יִן ve.hai.Ya.yin H3196 , and the oil וְהַשֶּׁ֔מֶן ve.ha.She.men H8081 , and the frankincense וְהַלְּבוֹנָ֖ה ve.ha.le.vo.Nah H3828 , and the spices H1314 . 30 And some of the sons בְּנֵי֙ be.Nei H1121 of the priests הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים ha.Ko.ha.Nim H3548 prepared the confection of the spices H1314 . 31 And Mattithiah וּמַתִּתְיָה֙ u.ma.tit.Yah H4993 , one מִן־ min- H4480 of the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֔ם hal.vi.Yim H3881 , who was the first-born of Shallum לְשַׁלֻּ֣ם le.sha.Lum H7967 the Korahite הַקָּרְחִ֑י ha.ka.re.Chi H7145 , had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans . 32 And some of their brethren , of the sons בְּנֵ֧י be.Nei H1121 of the Kohathites H6956 , were over the showbread , to prepare לְהָכִ֖ין le.ha.Khin H3559 it every sabbath H7676 . 33 And these are the singers הַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִים Ham.sho.re.rim H7891 , heads H7218 of fathers’ אָב֧וֹת 'a.Vot H1 houses of the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֛ם lal.vi.Yim H3881 , who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service ; for they were employed in their work בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ ba.me.la.Khah H4399 day יוֹמָ֥ם yo.Mam H3119 and night וָלַ֛יְלָה va.Lay.lah H3915 . 34 These were heads H7218 of fathers’ הָאָב֧וֹת ha.'a.Vot H1 houses of the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֛ם lal.vi.Yim H3881 , throughout their generations לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם le.to.le.do.Tam H8435 , chief H7218 men : these dwelt יָשְׁב֥וּ ya.she.Vu H3427 at Jerusalem בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פ vi.ru.sha.Lim H3389 . 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