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1 Chronicles 9:26-33

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.

28And certainof them had the charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the ministeringהָעֲבוֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627,that they should bring them inיְבִיא֔וּםye.vi.'UmH935and outיוֹצִיאֽוּם׃yo.tzi.'UmH3318by taleH4557.

29Some of them also wereappointedמְמֻנִּים֙me.mu.NimH4487to oversee the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627,and all the instrumentsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,and the fine flourהַסֹּ֙לֶת֙ha.So.letH5560,and the wineוְהַיַּ֣יִןve.hai.Ya.yinH3196,and the oilוְהַשֶּׁ֔מֶןve.ha.She.menH8081,and the frankincenseוְהַלְּבוֹנָ֖הve.ha.le.vo.NahH3828,and the spicesוְהַבְּשָׂמִֽים׃ve.ha.be.sa.MimH1314.

30And someof the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548madeרֹקְחֵ֥יro.ke.CheiH7543the ointmentהַמִּרְקַ֖חַתha.mir.Ka.chatH4842of the spicesלַבְּשָׂמִֽים׃la.be.sa.MimH1314.

31And Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָה֙u.ma.tit.YahH4993, oneof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, who wasthe firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060of Shallumלְשַׁלֻּ֣םle.sha.LumH7967the Korahiteהַקָּרְחִ֑יha.ka.re.ChiH7145,had the set officeבֶּאֱמוּנָ֕הbe.'e.mu.NahH530over the things that were madeמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639in the pansהַחֲבִתִּֽים׃ha.cha.vi.TimH2281.

32And otherof their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251,of the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֛יha.ke.ha.TiH6956, wereover the shewbreadלֶ֣חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶתLe.chem ha.ma.'a.Ra.khetH4635 H3899,to prepareלְהָכִ֖יןle.ha.KhinH3559itevery sabbathH7676.

33And these arethe singersהַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִיםHam.sho.re.rimH7891,chiefרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the fathersאָב֧וֹת'a.VotH1of the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881, who remainingin the chambersבַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖תba.le.sha.KhotH3957werefreeפְּטוּרִ֑יםpe.ti.rimH6359 H6362: for they were employed in thatworkבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֛יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915.

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