1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 9:22
22The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The number | כֻּלָּ֤ם | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| of those chosen | הַבְּרוּרִים֙ | hab·bə·rū·rîm | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H1305 purify, select |
| to be gatekeepers | לְשֹׁעֲרִ֣ים | lə·šō·‘ă·rîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H7778 porter |
| at the thresholds | בַּסִּפִּ֔ים | bas·sip·pîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5592 basin, goblet |
| was 212 | מָאתַ֖יִם | mā·ṯa·yim | Number - fd | H3967 hundred |
| They | הֵ֤מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| were registered by genealogy | הִתְיַחְשָׂ֔ם | hiṯ·yaḥ·śām | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H3187 enroll |
| in their villages | בְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ | ḇə·ḥaṣ·rê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2691 enclosure, court |
| David | דָּוִ֛יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and Samuel | וּשְׁמוּאֵ֥ל | ū·šə·mū·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| the seer | הָרֹאֶ֖ה | hā·rō·’eh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7203 see |
| had appointed | יִסַּ֥ד | yis·saḏ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| them | הֵ֣מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| to their positions of trust | בֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃ | be·’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 9:9 · 1 Chronicles 23:1–32 · 1 Chronicles 28:13 · 1 Chronicles 9:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.