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1 Chronicles 9:14-26

14Fromוּמִֽן־u.min-H4480the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881:Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hasshubחַשּׁ֛וּבcha.ShuvH2815,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azrikamעַזְרִיקָ֥ם'az.ri.KamH5840,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֖ה מִן־cha.shav.Yah min-H2811 H4480,a descendantבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִֽי׃me.ra.RiH4847;

15Bakbakkarוּבַקְבַּקַּ֥רu.vak.ba.KarH1230,Hereshחֶ֖רֶשׁChe.reshH2792,Galalוְגָלָ֑לve.ga.LalH1559,and Mattaniahוּמַתַּנְיָה֙u.ma.tan.YahH4983sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Micaמִיכָ֔אmi.Kha'H4316,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zichriזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2147,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623;

16Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָה֙ve.'oad.YahH5662sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הshe.ma'.YahH8098,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Galalגָּלָ֖לga.LalH1559,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeduthunיְדוּת֑וּןye.du.TunH3038;and Berechiahוּבֶרֶכְיָ֤הu.ve.rekh.YahH1296sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Asaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֔ה'el.ka.NahH511,who livedהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the villagesבְּחַצְרֵ֥יbe.chatz.ReiH2691of the Netophathitesנְטוֹפָתִֽי׃ne.to.fa.TiH5200.

17These werethe gatekeepersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים֙ve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778:ShallumH7967,Akkubוְעַקּ֔וּבve.'a.KuvH6126,Talmonוְטַלְמֹ֖ןve.tal.MonH2929,Ahimanוַאֲחִימָ֑ןva.'a.chi.ManH289,and their relativesוַאֲחִיהֶ֥םva.'a.chi.HemH251.

18ShallumH7967was their chiefH7218;וְֽעַד־ve.'ad-H5704הֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008he was previously stationed at the King’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179on the east sideמִזְרָ֑חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217.Theseהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992were the gatekeepersהַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778from the campלְמַחֲנ֖וֹתle.ma.cha.NotH4264of the Levitesבְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃be.Nei le.ViH1121 H3878.

19Shallumוְשַׁלּ֣וּםve.sha.LumH7967sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Koreק֠וֹרֵאKo.re'H6981,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebiasaphאֶבְיָסָ֨ף'ev.ya.SafH43,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Korahקֹ֜רַחKo.rachH7141,and his relativesוְֽאֶחָ֧יוve.'e.ChavH251from the Korahitesלְבֵית־ אָבִ֣יו הַקָּרְחִ֗יםle.veit- 'a.Viv ha.ka.re.ChimH1 H1004 H7145were assigned to guardשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104the thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֖יםha.si.PimH5592of the Tentלָאֹ֑הֶלla.'O.helH168,just as their fathersעַ֚ל וַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙'al va.'a.vo.tei.HemH1 H5921had been assigned toמְלֶ֣אכֶת הָעֲבוֹדָ֔ה עַל־me.Le.khet ha.'a.vo.Dah 'al-H5921 H4399 H5656guardשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104the entranceהַמָּבֽוֹא׃ha.ma.Vo'H3996to the dwellingמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

20In earlier timesלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֣סu.fin.ChasH6372sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֗ר'el.'a.ZarH499had beenהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961in chargeנָגִ֨ידna.GidH5057ofעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921the gatekeepers,and the LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068was with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.

21Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148sonבֶּ֣ןbenH1121of Meshelemiahמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֔הme.she.lem.YahH4920was the gatekeeperשֹׁעֵ֥רsho.'ErH7778at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentלְאֹ֥הֶלle.'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22The numberכֻּלָּ֤םku.LamH3605of those chosenהַבְּרוּרִים֙ha.be.ru.RimH1305to be gatekeepersלְשֹׁעֲרִ֣יםle.sho.'a.RimH7778at the thresholdsבַּסִּפִּ֔יםba.si.PimH5592was 212מָאתַ֖יִם וּשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רma.Ta.yim u.she.Neim 'a.SarH3967 H8147 H6240.Theyהֵ֤מָּהHe.mahH1992were registered by genealogyהִתְיַחְשָׂ֔םhit.yach.SamH3187in their villagesבְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ve.chatz.rei.HemH2691.Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֥לu.she.mu.'ElH8050the seerהָרֹאֶ֖הha.ro.'EhH7203had appointedיִסַּ֥דyi.SadH3245themהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992to their positions of trustבֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃be.'e.mu.na.TamH530.

23So theyוְהֵ֨םve.HemH1992and their descendantsוּבְנֵיהֶ֜םu.ve.nei.HemH1121were assigned toעַל־'al-H5921guardלְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃le.mish.ma.RotH4931the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֧יםha.she.'a.RimH8179of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068—the houseלְבֵ֥ית־le.Veit-H1004called the Tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168.

24The gatekeepersהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778were stationedיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961on the fourלְאַרְבַּ֣עle.'ar.Ba'H702sidesרוּח֔וֹתru.ChotH7307:eastמִזְרָ֥חmiz.RachH4217,westיָ֖מָּהYa.mahH3220,northצָפ֥וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and southוָנֶֽגְבָּה׃va.Neg.bahH5045.

25Their relativesוַאֲחֵיהֶ֨םva.'a.chei.HemH251cameלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935from their villagesבְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֜םbe.chatz.rei.HemH2691at fixed timesאֶל־'el-H6256 H413to serve withעִם־'im-H5973themאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428for seven-day periodsלְשִׁבְעַ֧ת הַיָּמִ֛יםle.shiv.'At hai.ya.MimH7651 H3117.

26Butכִּ֣י בֶאֱמוּנָ֞הki ve.'e.mu.NahH3588 H530the fourאַרְבַּ֙עַת֙'ar.Ba.'atH702chiefגִּבֹּרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368gatekeepersהֵ֗מָּה הַשֹּׁעֲרִ֔יםHe.mah ha.sho.'a.RimH7778 H1992,whoהֵ֖םhemH1992were Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,wereוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961entrusted withעַל־'al-H5921the roomsהַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת וְעַ֥לha.le.sha.Khot ve.'AlH3957 H5921and the treasuriesהָאֹצְר֖וֹתha.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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