1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 9:27
27They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They would spend the night | יָלִ֑ינוּ | yā·lî·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| stationed around | וּסְבִיב֥וֹת | ū·sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| the house | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| were responsible for guarding it | מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת | miš·me·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H4931 guard, watch |
| and opening it | הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַ | ham·map̄·tê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4668 key |
| every morning | וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר | wə·lab·bō·qer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
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