Verse 25

{ "verseID": "Nehemiah.12.25", "source": "מַתַּנְיָה וּבַקְבֻּקְיָה עֹבַדְיָה מְשֻׁלָּם טַלְמוֹן עַקּוּב שֹׁמְרִים שׁוֹעֲרִים מִשְׁמָר בַּאֲסֻפֵּי הַשְּׁעָרִים", "text": "*Mattanyāh* and *Baqbuqyāh*, *ʿŌbadyāh*, *Məshullām*, *Ṭalmôn*, *ʿAqqûb* *shōmərîm* *shôʿărîm* *mishmār* at the *ʾăsuppê* *hashəʿārîm*", "grammar": { "*Mattanyāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*Baqbuqyāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*ʿŌbadyāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*Məshullām*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*Ṭalmôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*ʿAqqûb*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*shōmərîm*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine plural - keeping/guarding", "*shôʿărîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gatekeepers", "*mishmār*": "noun, masculine singular - watch/guard duty", "*ʾăsuppê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - thresholds/storehouses of", "*hashəʿārîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the gates" }, "variants": { "*shōmərîm*": "keeping/guarding/watching", "*shôʿărîm*": "gatekeepers/doorkeepers", "*mishmār*": "watch/guard duty/service", "*ʾăsuppê*": "thresholds/storehouses/gatehouses" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 9:14-17 : 14 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.14", "source": "וּמִֽן־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה בֶן־חַשּׁ֛וּב בֶּן־עַזְרִיקָ֥ם בֶּן־חֲשַׁבְיָ֖ה מִן־בְּנֵ֥י מְרָרִֽי׃", "text": "*û*-from-*ha*-*Lĕwiyyîm* *Šĕmaʿyāh* son-of-*Ḥaššûb* son-of-*ʿAzrîqām* son-of-*Ḥăšabyāh* from-*bĕnê* *Mĕrārî*", "grammar": { "*û*-from-*ha*-*Lĕwiyyîm*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - and from the Levites", "*Šĕmaʿyāh*": "proper noun - Shemaiah", "son-of-*Ḥaššûb*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Hasshub", "son-of-*ʿAzrîqām*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Azrikam", "son-of-*Ḥăšabyāh*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Hashabiah", "from-*bĕnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from sons of", "*Mĕrārî*": "proper noun - Merari" }, "variants": { "*Šĕmaʿyāh*": "Shemaiah (meaning 'Yahweh has heard')", "*Mĕrārî*": "Merari (one of the three sons of Levi)" } } 15 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.15", "source": "וּבַקְבַּקַּ֥ר חֶ֖רֶשׁ וְגָלָ֑ל וּמַתַּנְיָה֙ בֶּן־מִיכָ֔א בֶּן־זִכְרִ֖י בֶּן־אָסָֽף׃", "text": "*û*-*Baqbaqqar* *Ḥereš* *wĕ*-*Gālāl* *û*-*Mattanyāh* son-of-*Mîkāʾ* son-of-*Zikrî* son-of-*ʾĀsāp*", "grammar": { "*û*-*Baqbaqqar*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Bakbakkar", "*Ḥereš*": "proper noun - Heresh", "*wĕ*-*Gālāl*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Galal", "*û*-*Mattanyāh*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Mattaniah", "son-of-*Mîkāʾ*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Mica", "son-of-*Zikrî*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Zichri", "son-of-*ʾĀsāp*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Asaph" }, "variants": { "*Baqbaqqar*": "Bakbakkar (meaning uncertain)", "*Ḥereš*": "Heresh (meaning 'craftsman/engraver')" } } 16 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.16", "source": "וְעֹבַדְיָה֙ בֶּֽן־שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה בֶּן־גָּלָ֖ל בֶּן־יְדוּת֑וּן וּבֶרֶכְיָ֤ה בֶן־אָסָא֙ בֶּן־אֶלְקָנָ֔ה הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּחַצְרֵ֥י נְטוֹפָתִֽי׃", "text": "*wĕ*-*ʿŌbadyāh* son-of-*Šĕmaʿyāh* son-of-*Gālāl* son-of-*Yĕdûtûn* *û*-*Berekyāh* son-of-*ʾĀsāʾ* son-of-*ʾElqānāh* *ha*-*yôšēb* in-*ḥaṣrê* *Nĕṭôpātî*", "grammar": { "*wĕ*-*ʿŌbadyāh*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Obadiah", "son-of-*Šĕmaʿyāh*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Shemaiah", "son-of-*Gālāl*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Galal", "son-of-*Yĕdûtûn*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Jeduthun", "*û*-*Berekyāh*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Berechiah", "son-of-*ʾĀsāʾ*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Asa", "son-of-*ʾElqānāh*": "construct relationship + proper noun - son of Elkanah", "*ha*-*yôšēb*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the one dwelling", "in-*ḥaṣrê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in villages of", "*Nĕṭôpātî*": "gentilic adjective - Netophathites" }, "variants": { "*Yĕdûtûn*": "Jeduthun (a chief musician in David's time)", "*ha*-*yôšēb*": "the one dwelling/residing/living", "*ḥaṣrê* *Nĕṭôpātî*": "villages of the Netophathites/settlement of Netophah" } } 17 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.17", "source": "וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים֙ שַׁלּ֣וּם וְעַקּ֔וּב וְטַלְמֹ֖ן וַאֲחִימָ֑ן וַאֲחִיהֶ֥ם שַׁלּ֖וּם הָרֹֽאשׁ׃", "text": "*wĕ*-*ha*-*šōʿărîm* *Šallûm* *wĕ*-*ʿAqqûb* *wĕ*-*Ṭalmōn* *wa*-*ʾĂḥîmān* *wa*-*ʾăḥîhem* *Šallûm* *hā*-*rōʾš*", "grammar": { "*wĕ*-*ha*-*šōʿărîm*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and the gatekeepers", "*Šallûm*": "proper noun - Shallum", "*wĕ*-*ʿAqqûb*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Akkub", "*wĕ*-*Ṭalmōn*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Talmon", "*wa*-*ʾĂḥîmān*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Ahiman", "*wa*-*ʾăḥîhem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their brother", "*Šallûm*": "proper noun - Shallum", "*hā*-*rōʾš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the chief/head" }, "variants": { "*šōʿărîm*": "gatekeepers/doorkeepers/porters", "*hā*-*rōʾš*": "the chief/head/leader/principal one" } }
  • 1 Chr 23:32 : 32 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.23.32", "source": "וְשָׁמְר֞וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֗ד וְאֵת֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ וּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶת בְּנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן אֲחֵיהֶ֑ם לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ פ", "text": "And-*šāmərû* *ʾeṯ*-*mišmereṯ* *ʾōhel*-*môʿēḏ* and-*ʾēṯ* *mišmereṯ* the-*qōḏeš* and-*mišmereṯ* *bənê* *ʾAhărōn* *ʾăḥêhem* for-*ʿăḇōḏaṯ* *bêṯ* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*šāmərû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they kept", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*mišmereṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - charge of", "*ʾōhel*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tent of", "*môʿēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - meeting", "*mišmereṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - charge of", "*qōḏeš*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the sanctuary", "*mišmereṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - charge of", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun", "*ʾăḥêhem*": "noun with suffix, masculine plural - their brothers", "*ʿăḇōḏaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - service of", "*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*YHWH*": "divine name" }, "variants": { "*mišmereṯ*": "charge, duty, guard, watch, obligation", "*ʾōhel*-*môʿēḏ*": "tent of meeting, tabernacle of the congregation" } }
  • 1 Chr 26:12 : 12 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.26.12", "source": "לְ֠אֵלֶּה מַחְלְק֨וֹת הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֜ים לְרָאשֵׁ֧י הַגְּבָרִ֛ים מִשְׁמָר֖וֹת לְעֻמַּ֣ת אֲחֵיהֶ֑ם לְשָׁרֵ֖ת בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "To-*ʾēlleh* *maḥlĕqôt* the-*šōʿărîm* to-*rāʾšê* the-*gĕḇārîm* *mišmārôt* *lĕʿummat* *ʾăḥêhem* to-*šārēt* in-house-of *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun with prefixed preposition - to these", "*maḥlĕqôt*": "feminine plural construct - divisions of", "*šōʿărîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the gatekeepers", "*rāʾšê*": "masculine plural construct with prefixed preposition - to the heads of", "*gĕḇārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the mighty men", "*mišmārôt*": "feminine plural noun - watches/duties", "*lĕʿummat*": "preposition - alongside/corresponding to", "*ʾăḥêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers", "*šārēt*": "Piel infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to minister/serve", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD" }, "variants": { "*maḥlĕqôt*": "divisions/assignments/groups", "*šōʿărîm*": "gatekeepers/porters/doorkeepers", "*mišmārôt*": "watches/duties/responsibilities", "*lĕʿummat*": "alongside/corresponding to/like", "*šārēt*": "to minister/to serve/to officiate" } }
  • 1 Chr 26:15 : 15 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.26.15", "source": "לְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֖ם נֶ֑גְבָּה וּלְבָנָ֖יו בֵּ֥ית הָאֲסֻפִּֽים׃", "text": "To-*ʿōḇēd* *ʾĕdōm* *negbāh*; and-to-*bānāyw* *bêt* the-*ʾăsuppîm*.", "grammar": { "*ʿōḇēd*": "proper name, masculine singular with prefixed preposition - to Obed", "*ʾĕdōm*": "proper name, masculine singular - Edom", "*negbāh*": "noun with directional suffix - southward", "*bānāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix and prefixed conjunction and preposition - and to his sons", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾăsuppîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the stores/gatherings" }, "variants": { "*bêt hāʾăsuppîm*": "storehouse/treasury/house of supplies" } }
  • Neh 11:17-19 : 17 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.11.17", "source": "וּמַתַּנְיָ֣ה בֶן־מִ֠יכָה בֶּן־זַבְדִּ֨י בֶן־אָסָ֜ף רֹ֗אשׁ הַתְּחִלָּה֙ יְהוֹדֶ֣ה לַתְּפִלָּ֔ה וּבַקְבֻּקְיָ֖ה מִשְׁנֶ֣ה מֵאֶחָ֑יו וְעַבְדָּא֙ בֶּן־שַׁמּ֔וּעַ בֶּן־גָּלָ֖ל בֶּן־*ידיתון **יְדוּתֽוּן׃", "text": "And *mattanyāh* *ben*-*mîḵāh* *ben*-*zaḇdî* *ben*-*'āsāp̄* *rō'š* *hattəḥillāh* *yəhôdeh* to *lattəp̄illāh* and *ûḇaqbəqyāh* *mišneh* from *mē'eḥāyw* and *'aḇdā'* *ben*-*šammûa'* *ben*-*gālāl* *ben*-*yədûtûn*", "grammar": { "*mattanyāh*": "proper noun - 'Mattaniah'", "*ben*": "construct state, masculine singular - 'son of'", "*mîḵāh*": "proper noun - 'Micha'", "*zaḇdî*": "proper noun - 'Zabdi'", "*'āsāp̄*": "proper noun - 'Asaph'", "*rō'š*": "masculine singular noun - 'head/chief'", "*hattəḥillāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - 'the beginning'", "*yəhôdeh*": "Hiphil imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - 'he shall give thanks'", "*lattəp̄illāh*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - 'for the prayer'", "*ûḇaqbəqyāh*": "conjunction + proper noun - 'and Bakbukiah'", "*mišneh*": "masculine singular noun - 'second'", "*mē'eḥāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'from his brothers'", "*'aḇdā'*": "proper noun - 'Abda'", "*šammûa'*": "proper noun - 'Shammua'", "*gālāl*": "proper noun - 'Galal'", "*yədûtûn*": "proper noun - 'Jeduthun'" }, "variants": { "*rō'š* *hattəḥillāh*": "head of the beginning/leader of thanksgiving/director who began", "*yəhôdeh* *lattəp̄illāh*": "gave thanks in prayer/led in thanksgiving prayer", "*mišneh*": "second in rank/deputy/assistant" } } 18 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.11.18", "source": "כָּל־הַלְוִיִּם֙ בְּעִ֣יר הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ מָאתַ֖יִם שְׁמֹנִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ פ", "text": "All-*halwiyyîm* in *bə'îr* *haqqōdeš* *mā'tayim* *šəmōnîm* and *'arbā'āh*", "grammar": { "*halwiyyîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - 'the Levites'", "*bə'îr*": "preposition + construct state, feminine singular - 'in city of'", "*haqqōdeš*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - 'the holiness'", "*mā'tayim*": "numeral - 'two hundred'", "*šəmōnîm*": "numeral - 'eighty'", "*'arbā'āh*": "numeral - 'four'" }, "variants": { "*bə'îr* *haqqōdeš*": "in the city of holiness/in the holy city" } } 19 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.11.19", "source": "וְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙ עַקּ֣וּב טַלְמ֔וֹן וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַשֹּׁמְרִ֣ים בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑ים מֵאָ֖ה שִׁבְעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃", "text": "And *haššô'ărîm* *'aqqûḇ* *ṭalmôn* and *'ăḥêhem* *haššōmərîm* in *baššə'ārîm* *mē'āh* *šiḇə'îm* and *šənāyim*", "grammar": { "*haššô'ărîm*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine plural - 'the gatekeepers'", "*'aqqûḇ*": "proper noun - 'Akkub'", "*ṭalmôn*": "proper noun - 'Talmon'", "*'ăḥêhem*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their brothers'", "*haššōmərîm*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine plural - 'the keepers'", "*baššə'ārîm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - 'at the gates'", "*mē'āh*": "feminine singular noun - 'hundred'", "*šiḇə'îm*": "numeral - 'seventy'", "*šənāyim*": "numeral - 'two'" }, "variants": { "*haššô'ărîm*": "the gatekeepers/the porters/the doorkeepers", "*haššōmərîm*": "the keepers/the guards/the watchmen" } }
  • Neh 12:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.12.8", "source": "וְהַלְוִיִּם יֵשׁוּעַ בִּנּוּי קַדְמִיאֵל שֵׁרֵבְיָה יְהוּדָה מַתַּנְיָה עַל־הֻיְּדוֹת הוּא וְאֶחָיו", "text": "And the *ləwiyyîm*: *Yēshûaʿ*, *Binnûy*, *Qadmîʾēl*, *Shērēbyāh*, *Yəhûdāh*, *Mattanyāh* who was over the *huyyədôt*, he and his *ʾeḥāyw*", "grammar": { "*ləwiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Levites", "*Yēshûaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*Binnûy*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*Qadmîʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*Shērēbyāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*Mattanyāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*huyyədôt*": "noun, feminine plural - thanksgivings/choirs", "*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brothers/colleagues" }, "variants": { "*huyyədôt*": "thanksgivings/songs of praise/choirs", "*ʾeḥāyw*": "brothers/kinsmen/colleagues" } } 9 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.12.9", "source": "וּבַקְבֻּקְיָה וְעֻנִּי אֲחֵיהֶם לְנֶגְדָּם לְמִשְׁמָרוֹת", "text": "And *Baqbuqyāh* and *ʿUnnî* their *ʾăḥêhem* were *lənegdām* for *mishmārôt*", "grammar": { "*Baqbuqyāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*ʿUnnî*": "proper noun, masculine singular (corrected from textual variant *ʿănô*)", "*ʾăḥêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers/colleagues", "*lənegdām*": "preposition + noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - opposite them/facing them", "*mishmārôt*": "noun, feminine plural - watches/duties" }, "variants": { "*ʿUnnî*": "Ketiv reads *ʿănô*, Qere reads *ʿUnnî*", "*ʾăḥêhem*": "their brothers/kinsmen/colleagues", "*mishmārôt*": "watches/guard duties/services" } }
  • Isa 21:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Isaiah.21.8", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֖א אַרְיֵ֑ה עַל־מִצְפֶּ֣ה ׀ אֲדֹנָ֗י אָנֹכִ֞י עֹמֵ֤ד תָּמִיד֙ יוֹמָ֔ם וְעַל־מִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔י אָנֹכִ֥י נִצָּ֖ב כָּל־הַלֵּילֽוֹת׃", "text": "And *yiqrā'* *'aryēh* upon-*miṣpeh* *'adōnāy* *'ānōkî* *'ōmēd* *tāmîd* *yômām* and upon-my *mišmartî* *'ānōkî* *niṣṣāb* all-the *lêlôt*", "grammar": { "*yiqrā'*": "verb, qal imperfect with vav consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he called out", "*'aryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - lion", "*miṣpeh*": "noun, masculine singular - watchtower", "*'adōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my lord", "*'ānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*'ōmēd*": "verb participle, qal active - standing", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - continually/perpetually", "*yômām*": "adverb - by day/daytime", "*mišmartî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my watch/guard post", "*'ānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*niṣṣāb*": "verb participle, niphal - stationed/positioned", "*lêlôt*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the nights" }, "variants": { "*'aryēh*": "lion (possibly referring to the watchman as 'lion')", "*miṣpeh*": "watchtower/lookout/watchpost", "*'ōmēd tāmîd*": "standing continually/stationed constantly", "*niṣṣāb*": "stationed/positioned/posted" } }