1 Chronicles 9:32

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And some of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the showbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמִן־בְּנֵ֧י הַקְּהָתִ֛י מִן־אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־לֶ֣חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶת לְהָכִ֖ין שַׁבַּ֥ת שַׁבָּֽת׃ ס

Transliteration

And from bənê the Qəhātî from ʾăḥêhem over leḥem the maʿărāḵet, ləhāḵîn šabbat šabbāt.

Grammar Details

*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*Qəhātî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular with definite article - Kohathite
*ʾăḥêhem*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers
*leḥem*: noun, masculine singular construct - bread of
*maʿărāḵet*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - arrangement/row
*ləhāḵîn*: preposition with hiphil infinitive construct - to prepare
*šabbat*: noun, feminine singular construct - sabbath of
*šabbāt*: noun, feminine singular - sabbath

Word Meanings

*leḥem* *maʿărāḵet*: showbread/bread of arrangement/bread of the rows
*ləhāḵîn*: to prepare/to make ready
*šabbat* *šabbāt*: sabbath by sabbath/every sabbath

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Referenced Verses

Lev 24:5-8 : 5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts [of an ephah] shall be in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before Jehovah. 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto Jehovah. 8 Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before Jehovah continually; it is on the behalf of the children of Israel, an everlasting covenant.
1 Chr 6:33-48 : 33 And these are they that waited, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, 35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, 36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, 37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, 40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, 41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. 44 And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, 47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48 And their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
Exod 25:30 : 30 And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me alway.

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