1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 9:20
20In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In earlier times | לְפָנִ֖ים | lə·p̄ā·nîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| Phinehas | וּפִֽינְחָ֣ס | ū·p̄î·nə·ḥās | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6372 Pinechas |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Eleazar | אֶלְעָזָ֗ר | ’el·‘ā·zār | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H499 Elazar |
| had been | הָיָ֧ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in charge | נָגִ֨יד | nā·ḡîḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5057 leader |
| of | עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| and the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| was with him | עִמּֽוֹ׃ | ‘im·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5973 with |
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