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1 Chronicles 9:33

Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
1 Chronicles 9:33
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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)

וְאֵ֣לֶּה הַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִים רָאשֵׁ֨י אָב֧וֹת לַלְוִיִּ֛ם בַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖ת פְּטוּרִ֑ים כִּֽי־יוֹמָ֥ם וָלַ֛יְלָה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃

  1. וְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.leh“and these”
    Conjunction + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  2. הַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִיםHam.sho.re.rim“the singers”
    Definite article + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁיר · “to sing” · Strong's H7891
  3. רָאשֵׁ֨יra.Shei“[the] chiefs of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “leader” · Strong's H7218H
  4. אָב֧וֹת'a.Vot“fathers”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  5. לַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.Yim“of the Levites”
    Preposition with article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
  6. בַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖תba.le.sha.Khot“[were] in the rooms”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from לִשְׁכָּה · “chamber” · Strong's H3957
  7. פְּטוּרִ֑יםpe.ti.rim“set free”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּטַר · “to separate” · Strong's H6362
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  9. יוֹמָ֥םyo.Mam“by day”
    Adverb · from יוֹמָם · “by day” · Strong's H3119
  10. וָלַ֛יְלָהva.Lay.lah“and night”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  11. עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hem“[was] on them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.Khah“in the work”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)