22 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.22",
"source": "כֻּלָּ֤ם הַבְּרוּרִים֙ לְשֹׁעֲרִ֣ים בַּסִּפִּ֔ים מָאתַ֖יִם וּשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר הֵ֤מָּה בְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ הִתְיַחְשָׂ֔ם הֵ֣מָּה יִסַּ֥ד דָּוִ֛יד וּשְׁמוּאֵ֥ל הָרֹאֶ֖ה בֶּאֱמוּנָתָֽם׃",
"text": "*kullām* the *bərûrîm* for *šōʿărîm* at the *sippîm* two hundred and twelve; *hēmmāh* in *ḥaṣrêhem* *hityaḥśām*, *hēmmāh* *yissad* *Dāwîd* and *Šəmûʾēl* the *rōʾeh* in *beʾĕmûnātām*.",
"grammar": {
"*kullām*": "noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them",
"*bərûrîm*": "passive participle, qal, masculine plural with definite article - chosen/selected ones",
"*šōʿărîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gatekeepers",
"*sippîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - thresholds/doorways",
"*hēmmāh*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they",
"*ḥaṣrêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their villages/settlements",
"*hityaḥśām*": "verb, hitpael infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their genealogical enrollment",
"*yissad*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - established/founded/ordained",
"*Dāwîd*": "proper noun - David",
"*Šəmûʾēl*": "proper noun - Samuel",
"*rōʾeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - seer/prophet",
"*beʾĕmûnātām*": "preposition with noun and 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their faithfulness/trust"
},
"variants": {
"*bərûrîm*": "chosen/selected/appointed",
"*sippîm*": "thresholds/doorways/entrances",
"*hityaḥśām*": "their genealogical registration/enrollment/record",
"*yissad*": "established/founded/appointed/ordained",
"*rōʾeh*": "seer/prophet/visionary",
"*ʾĕmûnātām*": "faithfulness/trustworthiness/office of trust"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.23",
"source": "וְהֵ֨ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֜ם עַל־הַשְּׁעָרִ֧ים לְבֵית־יְהוָ֛ה לְבֵ֥ית הָאֹ֖הֶל לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And *hēm* and *bənêhem* over the *šəʿārîm* to *bêt*-*YHWH*, to *bêt* the *ʾōhel*, for *mišmārôt*.",
"grammar": {
"*hēm*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they",
"*bənêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sons",
"*šəʿārîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - gates",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular, construct state - house of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾōhel*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - tent",
"*mišmārôt*": "noun, feminine plural - watches/guards/shifts"
},
"variants": {
"*šəʿārîm*": "gates/entryways",
"*bêt*-*YHWH*": "house of the LORD/temple",
"*mišmārôt*": "watches/guards/shifts/divisions"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.24",
"source": "לְאַרְבַּ֣ע רוּח֔וֹת יִהְי֖וּ הַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים מִזְרָ֥ח יָ֖מָּה צָפ֥וֹנָה וָנֶֽגְבָּה׃",
"text": "To *ʾarbaʿ* *rûḥôt* *yihyû* the *šōʿărîm*: *mizrāḥ*, *yāmmāh*, *ṣāpônāh*, and *negbāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾarbaʿ*": "numeral, feminine - four",
"*rûḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural - directions/winds",
"*yihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they were/would be",
"*šōʿărîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - gatekeepers",
"*mizrāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - east",
"*yāmmāh*": "noun with directional suffix - westward/seaward",
"*ṣāpônāh*": "noun with directional suffix - northward",
"*negbāh*": "noun with directional suffix - southward"
},
"variants": {
"*rûḥôt*": "directions/sides/winds/quarters",
"*mizrāḥ*": "east/eastward",
"*yāmmāh*": "west/westward/seaward",
"*ṣāpônāh*": "north/northward",
"*negbāh*": "south/southward"
}
}