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1 Chronicles 26:12-19

12Theseלְ֠אֵלֶּהLe.'e.lehH428divisionsמַחְלְק֨וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the gatekeepersהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֜יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778,through their chiefלְרָאשֵׁ֧יle.ra.SheiH7218menהַגְּבָרִ֛יםha.ge.va.RimH1397,had dutiesמִשְׁמָר֖וֹתmish.ma.RotH4931for ministeringלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,just asלְעֻמַּ֣תle.'u.MatH5980their relatives didאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251.

13They castוַיַּפִּ֨ילוּvai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486for each gateH8179,according to their familiesלְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָ֖םle.Veit 'a.vo.TamH1 H1004,youngכַּקָּטֹ֧ןka.ka.TonH6996and old alikeכַּגָּד֛וֹלka.ga.DolH1419.

14The lotהַגּוֹרָ֛לha.go.RalH1486for the Eastמִזְרָ֖חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217Gatefellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307to Shelemiahלְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּle.she.lem.Ya.huH8018.Then lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486were castהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙hi.Pi.luH5307for his sonבְנ֜וֹve.NoH1121Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148,a wiseבְּשֶׂ֗כֶלbe.Se.khelH7922counselorיוֹעֵ֣ץ׀yo.'EtzH3289,and the lotגוֹרָל֖וֹgo.ra.LoH1486for the North Gateצָפֽוֹנָה׃ סtza.Fo.nahH6828fell to himוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318.

15The lot forthe Southנֶ֑גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045Gate felltoלְעֹבֵ֥דle.'o.VedH5654Obed-edomאֱדֹ֖ם'e.DomH5654,and the lot for the storehousesבֵּ֥ית הָאֲסֻפִּֽים׃beit ha.'a.su.PimH1004 H624to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121.

16The lotsfor the West Gateלַֽמַּעֲרָ֔בla.ma.'a.RavH4628andעִ֚ם'imH5973the Shallechethשַׁלֶּ֔כֶתsha.Le.khetH7996Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179on the ascendingהָעוֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5927highwayבַּֽמְסִלָּ֖הbam.si.LahH4546fell toShuppimלְשֻׁפִּ֤יםle.shu.PimH8206and Hosahוּלְחֹסָה֙u.le.cho.SahH2621.There were guardsמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929stationedלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980at every watchמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929.

17Each dayלַיּוֹם֙lai.yOmH3117there were sixשִׁשָּׁה֒shi.ShahH8337Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881on the eastלַמִּזְרָח֮la.miz.RachH4217,fourאַרְבָּעָ֔ה'ar.ba.'AhH702on the northלַצָּפ֤וֹנָהla.tza.Fo.nahH6828,fourאַרְבָּעָ֑ה'ar.ba.'AhH702לַיּ֖וֹםlai.YomH3117on the southלַנֶּ֥גְבָּהla.Neg.bahH5045,and two pairsH8147at the storehouseוְלָאֲסֻפִּ֖יםve.la.'a.su.PimH624.

18As for the courtלַפַּרְבָּ֖רla.par.BarH6503on the westלַֽמַּעֲרָ֑בla.ma.'a.RavH4628,there were fourאַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhH702at the highwayלַֽמְסִלָּ֔הlam.si.LahH4546and twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147at the courtלַפַּרְבָּֽר׃la.par.BarH6503.

19Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe divisionsמַחְלְקוֹת֙mach.le.kOtH4256of the gatekeepersהַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778who were descendantsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Korahהַקָּרְחִ֖יha.ka.re.ChiH7145andוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121Merariמְרָרִֽי׃me.ra.RiH4847.

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