2 Kings

2 Kings 11:5–7

⁵and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace, ⁶a third shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns guarding the temple — ⁷the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king.

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2 Kings 11:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and commanded them	וַיְצַוֵּ֣ם	way·ṣaw·wêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
This	זֶ֥ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you are to do	תַּעֲשׂ֑וּן	ta·‘ă·śūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H6213 do, make
A third	הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית	haš·šə·li·šîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
of you	מִכֶּם֙	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
who come on duty	בָּאֵ֣י	bā·’ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
on the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
shall guard	וְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔י	wə·šō·mə·rê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the royal	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

2 Kings 11:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a third	וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙	wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
at the gate	בְּשַׁ֣עַר	bə·ša·‘ar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
of Sur	ס֔וּר	sūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5495 Sur
and a third	וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥ית	wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
at the gate	בַּשַּׁ֖עַר	baš·ša·‘ar	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
behind	אַחַ֣ר	’a·ḥar	Adverb	H310 behind
the guards	הָרָצִ֑ים	hā·rā·ṣîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7323 run
You are to take turns	מַסָּֽח׃	mas·sāḥ	Adverb	H4535 cordon, military barrier
guarding	וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם	ū·šə·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the temple	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

2 Kings 11:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the two	וּשְׁתֵּ֤י	ū·šə·tê	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
divisions	הַיָּדוֹת֙	hay·yā·ḏō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H3027 hand
that would go off duty	יֹצְאֵ֣י	yō·ṣə·’ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3318 go or come out
on the Sabbath	הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת	haš·šab·bāṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
are to guard	וְשָֽׁמְר֛וּ	wə·šā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

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2 Kings 11:5 1 Chronicles 9:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.