Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 11:5-8

5and commanded themוַיְצַוֵּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔רvay.tza.Vem le.MorH6680 H559, “Thisזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖רzeh ha.da.VarH2088 H1697is whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּןta.'a.SunH6213:A thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of youwho come on dutyבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676shall guardוְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔י מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתve.Sho.me.Rei mish.Me.retH8104 H4931the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,

6a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall beat the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Surס֔וּרSurH5495,and a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the guardsהָרָצִ֑יםha.ra.TzimH7323.You are to take turnsמַסָּֽח׃ma.SachH4535guardingוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104אֶת־'et-H853מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004—

7the twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147divisionsהַיָּדוֹת֙hai.ya.dOtH3027כֹּ֖לkolH3605that would go off dutyיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676are to guardוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104אֶת־'et-H853מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8You must surroundוְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨ם עַל־ve.hi.kaf.Tem 'al-H5362 H5921the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ סָבִ֗יבha.Me.lekh sa.VivH4428 H5439with weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and anyoneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376who approachesוְהַבָּ֥א אֶל־ve.ha.Ba' 'el-H935 H413the ranksהַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713must be put to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191.You must stayוִהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961closeאֶת־'et-H854to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wherever he goesבְּצֵאת֥וֹ וּבְבֹאֽוֹ׃be.tze.To u.ve.vo.'OH3318 H935.”

Read all of 2 Kings 11

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11