1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 9:23
23So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD — the house called the Tent.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they | וְהֵ֨ם | wə·hêm | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| and their descendants | וּבְנֵיהֶ֜ם | ū·ḇə·nê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| were assigned to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| guard | לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃ | lə·miš·mā·rō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural | H4931 guard, watch |
| the gates | הַשְּׁעָרִ֧ים | haš·šə·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8179 gate |
| of the house | לְבֵית־ | lə·ḇêṯ- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the house | לְבֵ֥ית־ | lə·ḇêṯ- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| called the Tent | הָאֹ֖הֶל | hā·’ō·hel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H168 tent |
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