2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 23:4
4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | זֶ֥ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is what | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you are to do | תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ | ta·‘ă·śū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| A third | הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨ית | haš·šə·li·šîṯ | Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H7992 third |
| of you | מִכֶּ֜ם | mik·kem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| priests | לַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | lak·kō·hă·nîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and Levites | וְלַלְוִיִּ֔ם | wə·lal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| who come on duty | בָּאֵ֣י | bā·’ê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| on the Sabbath | הַשַּׁבָּ֗ת | haš·šab·bāṯ | Article; Noun - common singular | H7676 Sabbath |
| shall keep watch | לְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖י | lə·šō·‘ă·rê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H7778 porter |
| at the doors | הַסִּפִּֽים׃ | has·sip·pîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5592 basin, goblet |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.