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1 Chronicles 9:17-27

17And the portersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים֙ve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778were,Shallumשַׁלּ֣וּםsha.LumH7967,and Akkubוְעַקּ֔וּבve.'a.KuvH6126,and Talmonוְטַלְמֹ֖ןve.tal.MonH2929,and Ahimanוַאֲחִימָ֑ןva.'a.chi.ManH289,and their brethrenוַאֲחִיהֶ֥םva.'a.chi.HemH251:Shallumשַׁלּ֖וּםsha.LumH7967wasthe chiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218;

18Who hitherto waitedin the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179eastwardמִזְרָ֑חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217: they wereportersהַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778in the companiesלְמַחֲנ֖וֹתle.ma.cha.NotH4264of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

19And Shallumוְשַׁלּ֣וּםve.sha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Koreק֠וֹרֵאKo.re'H6981,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebiasaphאֶבְיָסָ֨ף'ev.ya.SafH43,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Korahקֹ֜רַחKo.rachH7141,and his brethrenוְֽאֶחָ֧יוve.'e.ChavH251,of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,the Korahitesהַקָּרְחִ֗יםha.ka.re.ChimH7145, wereover the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the serviceהָעֲבוֹדָ֔הha.'a.vo.DahH5656,keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the gatesהַסִּפִּ֖יםha.si.PimH5592of the tabernacleלָאֹ֑הֶלla.'O.helH168:and their fathersוַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙va.'a.vo.tei.HemH1, beingover the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, werekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the entryהַמָּבֽוֹא׃ha.ma.Vo'H3996.

20And Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֣סu.fin.ChasH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֗ר'el.'a.ZarH499was the rulerנָגִ֨ידna.GidH5057over them in time pastלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440, andYhwhיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068was with him.

21AndZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבֶּ֣ןbenH1121of Meshelemiahמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֔הme.she.lem.YahH4920wasporterשֹׁעֵ֥רsho.'ErH7778of the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleלְאֹ֥הֶלle.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22All these which werechosenהַבְּרוּרִים֙ha.be.ru.RimH1305to be portersלְשֹׁעֲרִ֣יםle.sho.'a.RimH7778in the gatesבַּסִּפִּ֔יםba.si.PimH5592weretwo hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147.These were reckoned by their genealogyהִתְיַחְשָׂ֔םhit.yach.SamH3187in their villagesבְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ve.chatz.rei.HemH2691,whomH1992Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֥לu.she.mu.'ElH8050the seerH7200did ordainיִסַּ֥דyi.SadH3245in their set officeבֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃be.'e.mu.na.TamH530.

23So they and their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֜םu.ve.nei.HemH1121hadthe oversight of the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֧יםha.she.'a.RimH8179of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, namely,the houseלְבֵ֥ית־le.Veit-H1004of the tabernacleהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168,by wardsלְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃le.mish.ma.RotH4931.

24In fourלְאַרְבַּ֣עle.'ar.Ba'H702quartersרוּח֔וֹתru.ChotH7307were the portersהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778,toward the eastמִזְרָ֥חmiz.RachH4217,westיָ֖מָּהYa.mahH3220,northצָפ֥וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and southוָנֶֽגְבָּה׃va.Neg.bahH5045.

25And their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֨םva.'a.chei.HemH251, which werein their villagesבְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֜םbe.chatz.rei.HemH2691, wereto comeלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935after sevenלְשִׁבְעַ֧תle.shiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֛יםhai.ya.MimH3117from timeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256to timeעֵ֖ת'etH6256with them.

26For these Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,the fourאַרְבַּ֙עַת֙'ar.Ba.'atH702chiefגִּבֹּרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368portersהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֔יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778, were in theirset officeבֶאֱמוּנָ֞הve.'e.mu.NahH530,and were over the chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957and treasuriesהָאֹצְר֖וֹתha.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

27And they lodgedיָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuH3885round aboutוּסְבִיב֥וֹתu.se.vi.VotH5439the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,because the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתmish.Me.retH4931wasupon them, and the openingהַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַha.maf.Te.achH4668thereof every morningH1242pertained to them.

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