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1 Chronicles 9:22

The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
1 Chronicles 9:22
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כֻּלָּ֤ם הַבְּרוּרִים֙ לְשֹׁעֲרִ֣ים בַּסִּפִּ֔ים מָאתַ֖יִם וּשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר הֵ֤מָּה בְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ הִתְיַחְשָׂ֔ם הֵ֣מָּה יִסַּ֥ד דָּוִ֛יד וּשְׁמוּאֵ֥ל הָרֹאֶ֖ה בֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃

  1. כֻּלָּ֤םku.Lam“all of them”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. הַבְּרוּרִים֙ha.be.ru.Rim“who had been chosen”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from בָּרַר · “to purify” · Strong's H1305
  3. לְשֹׁעֲרִ֣יםle.sho.'a.Rim“to gatekeepers”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שֹׁעֵר · “gatekeeper” · Strong's H7778
  4. בַּסִּפִּ֔יםba.si.Pim“at the thresholds”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סַף · “threshold” · Strong's H5592B
  5. מָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yim“[were] two hundred”
    Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  6. וּשְׁנֵ֣יםu.she.Neim“and two [plus]”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  7. עָשָׂ֑ר'a.Sar“ten”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
  8. הֵ֤מָּהHe.mah“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  9. בְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ve.chatz.rei.Hem“[was] in villages their”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָצֵר · “village” · Strong's H2691B
  10. הִתְיַחְשָׂ֔םhit.yach.Sam“recording genealogy they”
    Verb, hithpael, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָחַשׂ · “to enroll” · Strong's H3187
  11. הֵ֣מָּהHe.mah“them”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  12. יִסַּ֥דyi.Sad“he had appointed”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָסַד · “to found” · Strong's H3245
  13. דָּוִ֛ידda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  14. וּשְׁמוּאֵ֥לu.she.mu.'El“and Samuel”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁמוּאֵל · “Samuel” · Strong's H8050G
  15. הָרֹאֶ֖הha.ro.'Eh“the seer”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֹאֶה · “seer” · Strong's H7203A
  16. בֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃be.'e.mu.na.Tam“in faithfulness their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֱמוּנָה · “faithfulness” · Strong's H0530
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)