New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 9:17-27

17Now the gatekeepersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים֙ve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778wereShallumשַׁלּ֣וּםsha.LumH7967and Akkubוְעַקּ֔וּבve.'a.KuvH6126and Talmonוְטַלְמֹ֖ןve.tal.MonH2929and Ahimanוַאֲחִימָ֑ןva.'a.chi.ManH289and their relativesוַאֲחִיהֶ֥םva.'a.chi.HemH251(Shallumשַׁלּ֖וּםsha.LumH7967the chiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218

18being stationeduntilוְֽעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008atthe king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179to the eastמִזְרָ֑חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217).Theseהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992werethe gatekeepersהַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778for the campלְמַחֲנ֖וֹתle.ma.cha.NotH4264of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

19Shallumוְשַׁלּ֣וּםve.sha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Koreק֠וֹרֵאKo.re'H6981,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbiasaphאֶבְיָסָ֨ף'ev.ya.SafH43,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Korahקֹ֜רַחKo.rachH7141,and his relativesוְֽאֶחָ֧יוve.'e.ChavH251of his father’sאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004,the Korahitesהַקָּרְחִ֗יםha.ka.re.ChimH7145, wereoverעַ֚ל'alH5921the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the serviceהָעֲבוֹדָ֔הha.'a.vo.DahH5656,keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֖יםha.si.PimH5592of the tentלָאֹ֑הֶלla.'O.helH168;and their fathersוַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙va.'a.vo.tei.HemH1had been overעַל־'al-H5921the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the entranceהַמָּבֽוֹא׃ha.ma.Vo'H3996.

20Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֣סu.fin.ChasH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֗ר'el.'a.ZarH499was rulerנָגִ֨ידna.GidH5057overעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921them previouslyלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440, andthe Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068was with him.

21Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבֶּ֣ןbenH1121of Meshelemiahמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֔הme.she.lem.YahH4920was gatekeeperשֹׁעֵ֥רsho.'ErH7778of the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentלְאֹ֥הֶלle.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22Allכֻּלָּ֤םku.LamH3605these who were chosenהַבְּרוּרִים֙ha.be.ru.RimH1305to be gatekeepersלְשֹׁעֲרִ֣יםle.sho.'a.RimH7778at the thresholdsבַּסִּפִּ֔יםba.si.PimH5592were 212מָאתַ֖יִם וּשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רma.Ta.yim u.she.Neim 'a.SarH3967 H8147 H6240.Theseהֵ֤מָּהHe.mahH1992were enrolledH3187by genealogyהִתְיַחְשָׂ֔םhit.yach.SamH3187in their villagesבְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ve.chatz.rei.HemH2691,whomהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֥לu.she.mu.'ElH8050the seerהָרֹאֶ֖הha.ro.'EhH7203appointedיִסַּ֥דyi.SadH3245in their office of trustבֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃be.'e.mu.na.TamH530.

23So they and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֜םu.ve.nei.HemH1121had chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֧יםha.she.'a.RimH8179of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, eventhe houseלְבֵ֥ית־le.Veit-H1004of the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168,as guardsלְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃le.mish.ma.RotH4931.

24The gatekeepersהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778wereon the fourלְאַרְבַּ֣עle.'ar.Ba'H702sidesרוּח֔וֹתru.ChotH7307,to the eastמִזְרָ֥חmiz.RachH4217,westיָ֖מָּהYa.mahH3220,northצָפ֥וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828and southוָנֶֽגְבָּה׃va.Neg.bahH5045.

25Their relativesוַאֲחֵיהֶ֨םva.'a.chei.HemH251in their villagesבְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֜םbe.chatz.rei.HemH2691wereto comeלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935in every sevenלְשִׁבְעַ֧תle.shiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֛יםhai.ya.MimH3117from timeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256to timeעֵ֖ת'etH6256to be with them;

26for the fourאַרְבַּ֙עַת֙'ar.Ba.'atH702chiefH5057gatekeepersהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֔יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778whoH1992wereLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,were in an office of trustבֶאֱמוּנָ֞הve.'e.mu.NahH530,and were overעַל־'al-H5921the chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957and overוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921the treasuriesהָאֹצְר֖וֹתha.'o.tze.RotH214in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

27They spentH3885the nightיָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuH3885aroundוּסְבִיב֥וֹתu.se.vi.VotH5439the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the watchמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתmish.Me.retH4931wascommittedעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921to them; and they werein chargeעַל־'al-H5921of openingהַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַha.maf.Te.achH4668itmorningוְלַבֹּ֥קֶרve.la.Bo.kerH1242by morningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

Read all of 1 Chronicles 9

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9