he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.1 Chronicles 9:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְֽעַד־הֵ֔נָּה בְּשַׁ֥עַר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִזְרָ֑חָה הֵ֚מָּה הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים לְמַחֲנ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃
- וְֽעַד־ve.'ad-“and until”Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- הֵ֔נָּהHe.nah“now”Adverb · from הֵ֫נָּה · “hither” · Strong's H2008
- בְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'ar“in [the] gate of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- מִזְרָ֑חָהmiz.Ra.chah“east -ward”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from מִזְרָח · “east” · Strong's H4217H
- הֵ֚מָּהHe.mah“they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.Rim“[were] the gatekeepers”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שֹׁעֵר · “gatekeeper” · Strong's H7778
- לְמַחֲנ֖וֹתle.ma.cha.Not“of [the] camps of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מַחֲנֶה · “camp” · Strong's H4264
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] descendants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- לֵוִֽי׃le.Vi“Levi”Noun, proper name of a man · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3878
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)