2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 35:15
15The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The singers | וְהַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֨ים | wə·ham·šō·ră·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H7891 sing |
| the descendants | בְּנֵי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Asaph | אָסָ֜ף | ’ā·sāp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| were at | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their stations | מַעֲמָדָ֗ם | ma·‘ă·mā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4612 office, function, service |
| according to the command | כְּמִצְוַ֤ת | kə·miṣ·waṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4687 commandment |
| of David | דָּוִיד֙ | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| Asaph | וְאָסָ֞ף | wə·’ā·sāp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| Heman | וְהֵימָ֤ן | wə·hê·mān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1968 Heman |
| and Jeduthun | וִֽידֻתוּן֙ | wî·ḏu·ṯūn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3038 Jeduthun |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| seer | חוֹזֵ֣ה | ḥō·w·zêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2374 seer |
| And the gatekeepers | וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים | wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7778 porter |
| at each gate | לְשַׁ֣עַר | lə·ša·‘ar | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| did not | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| need to leave | לָסוּר֙ | lā·sūr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5493 turn aside |
| their posts | עֲבֹֽדָתָ֔ם | ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5656 labour, service |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| their fellow | אֲחֵיהֶ֥ם | ’ă·ḥê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֖ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| made preparations | הֵכִ֥ינוּ | hê·ḵî·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H3559 be firm |
| for them | לָהֶֽם׃ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.