God & Savior

1 Chronicles 9:27

They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
1 Chronicles 9:27
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Original language and places

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)

וּסְבִיב֥וֹת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יָלִ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת וְהֵ֥ם עַל־הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַ וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר לַבֹּֽקֶר׃

  1. וּסְבִיב֥וֹתu.se.vi.Vot“and around”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, plural, construct · from סָבִיב · “around” · Strong's H5439G
  2. בֵּית־beit-“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  3. הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  4. יָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nu“they spent [the] night”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לוּן · “to lodge” · Strong's H3885A
  5. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.Hem“[was] on them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתmish.Me.ret“a duty”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת · “charge” · Strong's H4931
  8. וְהֵ֥םve.Hem“and they”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  9. עַל־'al-“[were] over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  10. הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַha.maf.Te.ach“the key”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַפְתֵּחַ · “key” · Strong's H4668
  11. וְלַבֹּ֥קֶרve.la.Bo.ker“and to the morning”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  12. לַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.ker“to the morning”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)