1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 9:17–19

17These were the gatekeepers:

Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.

Shallum was their chief; 18he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites. 19Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph,c the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.

Footnotes

  • c 9:19 Ebiasaph is a variant of Abiasaph; see Exodus 6:24|EXO 6:24.

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1 Chronicles 9:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the gatekeepersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים֙wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH7778 porter
Shallumשַׁלּ֣וּםšal·lūmNoun - proper - masculine singularH7967 Shallum
Akkubוְעַקּ֔וּבwə·‘aq·qūḇConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6126 Akkub
Talmonוְטַלְמֹ֖ןwə·ṭal·mōnConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2929 Talmon
Ahimanוַאֲחִימָ֑ןwa·’ă·ḥî·mānConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH289 Achiman
and their relativesוַאֲחִיהֶ֥םwa·’ă·ḥî·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH251 brother
Shallumשַׁלּ֖וּםšal·lūmNoun - proper - masculine singularH7967 Shallum
was their chiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃hā·rōšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7218 head

1 Chronicles 9:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
he was previously stationed at the King’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbə·ša·‘arPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8179 gate
on the east sideמִזְרָ֑חָהmiz·rā·ḥāhNoun - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH4217 place of sunrise, east
Theseהֵ֚מָּהhêm·māhPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
were the gatekeepersהַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםhaš·šō·‘ă·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH7778 porter
from the campלְמַחֲנ֖וֹתlə·ma·ḥă·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH4264 encampment, camp
of the Levitesבְּנֵ֥יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son

1 Chronicles 9:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Shallumוְשַׁלּ֣וּםwə·šal·lūmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7967 Shallum
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Koreק֠וֹרֵאqō·w·rêNoun - proper - masculine singularH6981 Kore
the sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Ebiasaphאֶבְיָסָ֨ף’eḇ·yā·sāp̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH43 Ebjasaph
the sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Korahקֹ֜רַחqō·raḥNoun - proper - masculine singularH7141 Korach
and his relativesוְֽאֶחָ֧יוwə·’e·ḥāwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
from the Korahitesהַקָּרְחִ֗יםhaq·qā·rə·ḥîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH7145 a Korchite
were assigned to guardשֹׁמְרֵ֥יšō·mə·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH8104 keep, watch, preserve
the thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֖יםhas·sip·pîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5592 basin, goblet
of the Tentלָאֹ֑הֶלlā·’ō·helPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH168 tent
just as their fathersוַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙wa·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1 father
had been assigned toעַ֚ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
guardשֹׁמְרֵ֖יšō·mə·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH8104 keep, watch, preserve
the entranceהַמָּבֽוֹא׃ham·mā·ḇō·wArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3996 entrance, a coming in, entering
to the dwellingמַחֲנֵ֣הma·ḥă·nêhNoun - common singular constructH4264 encampment, camp
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

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1 Chronicles 9:17 1 Chronicles 26:1–32

1 Chronicles 9:18 Ezekiel 46:1–2

1 Chronicles 9:19 Numbers 26:9–11

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