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1 Chronicles 9:25-36

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.

27They would spend the nightיָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuH3885stationed aroundוּסְבִיב֥וֹתu.se.vi.VotH5439the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921were responsible for guarding itמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת וְהֵ֥ם עַל־mish.Me.ret ve.Hem 'al-H4931 H1992 H5921and opening itהַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַha.maf.Te.achH4668every morningH1242.

28Some of themwere in charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the articlesכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627used in worshipהָעֲבוֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656,toכִּֽי־ki-H3588count themבְמִסְפָּ֣רve.mis.ParH4557whenever they were brought inיְבִיא֔וּם וּבְמִסְפָּ֖רye.vi.'Um u.ve.mis.ParH935 H4557ortaken outיוֹצִיאֽוּם׃yo.tzi.'UmH3318.

29Others were putמְמֻנִּים֙me.mu.NimH4487in charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the furnishingsהַכֵּלִ֔ים וְעַ֖לha.ke.Lim ve.'AlH3627 H5921and otherכָּל־kol-H3605articlesכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְעַל־ha.Ko.desh ve.'al-H6944 H5921,as well as the fine flourהַסֹּ֙לֶת֙ha.So.letH5560,wineוְהַיַּ֣יִןve.hai.Ya.yinH3196,oilוְהַשֶּׁ֔מֶןve.ha.She.menH8081,frankincenseוְהַלְּבוֹנָ֖הve.ha.le.vo.NahH3828,and spicesוְהַבְּשָׂמִֽים׃ve.ha.be.sa.MimH1314.

30Andוּמִן־u.min-H4480someof the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548mixedרֹקְחֵ֥י הַמִּרְקַ֖חַתro.ke.Chei ha.mir.Ka.chatH7543 H4842the spicesלַבְּשָׂמִֽים׃la.be.sa.MimH1314.

31A Leviteהַלְוִיִּ֔ם ה֥וּאhal.vi.Yim hu'H3881 H1931named Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָה֙ מִן־u.ma.tit.Yah min-H4993 H4480,the firstborn sonהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060of Shallumלְשַׁלֻּ֣םle.sha.LumH7967the Korahiteהַקָּרְחִ֑יha.ka.re.ChiH7145,was entrustedבֶּאֱמוּנָ֕הbe.'e.mu.NahH530withעַ֖ל'alH5921bakingמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639the breadהַחֲבִתִּֽים׃ha.cha.vi.TimH2281.

32Some ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480their Kohathiteבְּנֵ֧י הַקְּהָתִ֛י מִן־be.Nei ha.ke.ha.Ti min-H1121 H6956 H4480relativesאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251were responsible forעַל־'al-H5921preparingלְהָכִ֖יןle.ha.KhinH3559the rowsהַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶתha.ma.'a.Ra.khetH4635of the showbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899every SabbathH7676.

33Those who wereוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428musiciansהַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִיםHam.sho.re.rimH7891,the headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of Leviteלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881familiesאָב֧וֹת'a.VotH1,stayed in the temple chambersבַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖תba.le.sha.KhotH3957and were exemptH6359from other dutiesכִּֽי־ki-H3588because they wereעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921on dutyבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֛יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915.

34All theseאֵלֶּה֩'e.LehH428were headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of Leviteלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881familiesהָאָב֧וֹתha.'a.VotH1,chiefsרָאשִׁ֑ים אֵ֖לֶּהra.Shim 'E.lehH7218 H428according to their genealogiesלְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖םle.to.le.do.TamH8435,and they livedיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

35Jeielיְעִיאֵ֑לye.'u.'elH3273the fatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1of Gibeonוּבְגִבְע֛וֹןu.ve.giv.'onH1391livedיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427in Gibeonגִבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391.His wife’sאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034was Maacahמַעֲכָֽה׃ma.'a.KhahH4601.

36Abdonעַבְדּ֑וֹןav.DonH5658was his firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonוּבְנ֥וֹu.ve.NoH1121,then Zurוְצ֣וּרve.TzurH6698,Kishוְקִ֔ישׁve.KishH7027,Baalוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1168,Nerוְנֵ֖רve.NerH5369,Nadabוְנָדָֽב׃ve.na.DavH5070,

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