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"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.25",
"source": "וַאֲחֵיהֶ֨ם בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֜ם לָב֨וֹא לְשִׁבְעַ֧ת הַיָּמִ֛ים מֵעֵ֥ת אֶל־עֵ֖ת עִם־אֵֽלֶּה׃",
"text": "And *ʾăḥêhem* in *ḥaṣrêhem* *lābôʾ* for *šibʿat* the *yāmîm* from *ʿēt* to *ʿēt* with *ʾēlleh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers",
"*ḥaṣrêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their villages/settlements",
"*lābôʾ*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - to come/enter",
"*šibʿat*": "numeral, feminine construct - seven of",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the days",
"*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular - time",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥaṣrêhem*": "their villages/settlements/courts",
"*lābôʾ*": "to come/to enter/to arrive",
"*šibʿat* *yāmîm*": "seven days/week",
"*mēʿēt* *ʾel*-*ʿēt*": "from time to time/periodically"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.26",
"source": "כִּ֣י בֶאֱמוּנָ֞ה הֵ֗מָּה אַרְבַּ֙עַת֙ גִּבֹּרֵ֣י הַשֹּׁעֲרִ֔ים הֵ֖ם הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהָיוּ֙ עַל־הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת וְעַ֥ל הָאֹצְר֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃",
"text": "For in *ʾĕmûnāh* *hēmmāh* *ʾarbaʿat* *gibbōrê* the *šōʿărîm* *hēm* the *Ləwiyyîm*, and *hāyû* over the *ləšāḵôt* and over the *ʾōṣrôt* *bêt* the *ʾĕlōhîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĕmûnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - faithfulness/trust",
"*hēmmāh*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they",
"*ʾarbaʿat*": "numeral, feminine construct - four of",
"*gibbōrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - mighty men of/chiefs of",
"*šōʿărîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - gatekeepers",
"*hēm*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they",
"*Ləwiyyîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural with definite article - the Levites",
"*hāyû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were",
"*ləšāḵôt*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - chambers/rooms",
"*ʾōṣrôt*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - treasuries/storehouses",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - God/gods"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕmûnāh*": "faithfulness/trustworthiness/office of trust",
"*gibbōrê*": "mighty men/chiefs/officers",
"*ləšāḵôt*": "chambers/rooms/halls",
"*ʾōṣrôt*": "treasuries/storehouses/treasures"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.27",
"source": "וּסְבִיב֥וֹת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יָלִ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת וְהֵ֥ם עַל־הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַ וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר לַבֹּֽקֶר׃",
"text": "And *səbîbôt* *bêt*-the *ʾĕlōhîm* *yālînû* for upon *ʿălêhem* *mišmeret*, and *hēm* over the *mapətēaḥ* and for the *bōqer labbōqer*.",
"grammar": {
"*səbîbôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - around/surroundings of",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - God/gods",
"*yālînû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they would lodge/spend the night",
"*ʿălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them",
"*mišmeret*": "noun, feminine singular - watch/guard duty",
"*hēm*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they",
"*mapətēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - key/opening",
"*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning",
"*labbōqer*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - for the morning"
},
"variants": {
"*səbîbôt*": "around/surroundings/vicinity",
"*yālînû*": "they would lodge/spend the night/stay overnight",
"*mišmeret*": "watch/guard duty/charge/responsibility",
"*mapətēaḥ*": "key/opening/unlocking",
"*bōqer labbōqer*": "morning by morning/every morning"
}
}
28{
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.9.28",
"source": "וּמֵהֶ֖ם עַל־כְּלֵ֣י הָעֲבוֹדָ֑ה כִּֽי־בְמִסְפָּ֣ר יְבִיא֔וּם וּבְמִסְפָּ֖ר יוֹצִיאֽוּם׃",
"text": "And *mēhem* over *kəlê* the *ʿăbôdāh*, for by *misepār* *yəbîʾûm* and by *mispār* *yôṣîʾûm*.",
"grammar": {
"*mēhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - from them/some of them",
"*kəlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - vessels of/utensils of",
"*ʿăbôdāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - service/work",
"*misepār*": "noun, masculine singular - count/number",
"*yəbîʾûm*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - they would bring them in",
"*yôṣîʾûm*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - they would bring them out"
},
"variants": {
"*kəlê*": "vessels/utensils/instruments/implements",
"*ʿăbôdāh*": "service/work/ministry/worship",
"*misepār*": "count/number/inventory",
"*yəbîʾûm*": "they would bring them in/carry them in",
"*yôṣîʾûm*": "they would bring them out/carry them out"
}
}