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1 Chronicles 9:19-34

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.

28Now someH4480of themhad chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of serviceהָעֲבוֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656, forthey countedH4557them when they broughtיְבִיא֔וּםye.vi.'UmH935them in and when they tookיוֹצִיאֽוּם׃yo.tzi.'UmH3318them out.

29SomeH4480of them also were appointedמְמֻנִּים֙me.mu.NimH4487overעַל־'al-H5921the furnitureהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627and overוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944andoverוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the fineהַסֹּ֙לֶת֙ha.So.letH5560flourH5560and the wineוְהַיַּ֣יִןve.hai.Ya.yinH3196and the oilוְהַשֶּׁ֔מֶןve.ha.She.menH8081and the frankincenseוְהַלְּבוֹנָ֖הve.ha.le.vo.NahH3828and the spicesוְהַבְּשָׂמִֽים׃ve.ha.be.sa.MimH1314.

30Someוּמִן־u.min-H4480ofthe sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548preparedרֹקְחֵ֥יro.ke.CheiH7543the mixingהַמִּרְקַ֖חַתha.mir.Ka.chatH4842of the spicesלַבְּשָׂמִֽים׃la.be.sa.MimH1314.

31Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָה֙u.ma.tit.YahH4993,one of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,whoה֥וּאhu'H1931was the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060of Shallumלְשַׁלֻּ֣םle.sha.LumH7967the Korahiteהַקָּרְחִ֑יha.ka.re.ChiH7145, had theresponsibilityבֶּאֱמוּנָ֕הbe.'e.mu.NahH530overעַ֖ל'alH5921the thingsמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639which were bakedH2281in pansH2281.

32SomeH4480of their relativesאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251of the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֛יha.ke.ha.TiH6956wereoverעַל־'al-H5921the showbreadלֶ֣חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶתLe.chem ha.ma.'a.Ra.khetH3899 H4635to prepareלְהָכִ֖יןle.ha.KhinH3559it everyשַׁבַּ֥תsha.BatH7676sabbathשַׁבָּֽת׃ סsha.BatH7676.

33Now theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428arethe singersהַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִיםHam.sho.re.rimH7891,headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of fathers’אָב֧וֹת'a.VotH1householdsof the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881, who livedin the chambersבַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖תba.le.sha.KhotH3957of the templefreeפְּטוּרִ֑יםpe.ti.rimH6362from other service; for they wereengagedעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921in their workבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֛יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915.

34Theseאֵלֶּה֩'e.LehH428were headsH7218of fathers’הָאָב֧וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881according to their generationsלְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖םle.to.le.do.TamH8435,chiefH7218menH7218,whoאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428livedיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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