1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 16:37–38
37So David left Asaph and his associates there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements, 38along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
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1 Chronicles 16:37
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So David left | וַיַּֽעֲזָב־ | way·ya·‘ă·zāḇ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| Asaph | לְאָסָ֖ף | lə·’ā·sāp̄ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| and his associates | וּלְאֶחָ֑יו | ū·lə·’e·ḥāw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| there | שָׁ֗ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| before | לִפְנֵי֙ | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the ark | אֲר֣וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the covenant | בְּרִית־ | bə·rîṯ- | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to minister | לְשָׁרֵ֞ת | lə·šā·rêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H8334 minister, serve |
| regularly | תָּמִ֖יד | tā·mîḏ | Adverb | H8548 continuity |
| according to the daily | י֥וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| requirements | לִדְבַר־ | liḏ·ḇar- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
1 Chronicles 16:38
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| along with Obed-edom | אֱדֹ֛ם | ’ĕ·ḏōm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5654 Obed-Edom |
| and his sixty-eight | שִׁשִּׁ֣ים | šiš·šîm | Number - common plural | H8346 sixty |
| relatives | וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם | wa·’ă·ḥê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| Obed-edom | אֱדֹ֧ם | ’ĕ·ḏōm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5654 Obed-Edom |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jeduthun | יְדִית֛וּן | yə·ḏî·ṯūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3038 Jeduthun |
| and also Hosah | וְחֹסָ֖ה | wə·ḥō·sāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2621 Chosah |
| were to be gatekeepers | לְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃ | lə·šō·‘ă·rîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H7778 porter |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Chronicles 16:37 2 Chronicles 8:14 · Ezra 3:4
1 Chronicles 16:38 1 Chronicles 26:10 · 1 Chronicles 13:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.