2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 23:19
19He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He stationed | וַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙ | way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| gatekeepers | הַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔ים | haš·šō·w·‘ă·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7778 porter |
| at | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the gates | שַׁעֲרֵ֖י | ša·‘ă·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8179 gate |
| of the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| so that no one | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| in any | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| way | דָּבָֽר׃ | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| unclean | טָמֵ֖א | ṭā·mê | Adjective - masculine singular | H2931 unclean |
| could enter | יָבֹ֥א | yā·ḇō | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.