1 Chronicles 9:25

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{ "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" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֨ם בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֜ם לָב֨וֹא לְשִׁבְעַ֧ת הַיָּמִ֛ים מֵעֵ֥ת אֶל־עֵ֖ת עִם־אֵֽלֶּה׃

Transliteration

And ʾăḥêhem in ḥaṣrêhem lābôʾ for šibʿat the yāmîm from ʿēt to ʿēt with ʾēlleh.

Grammar Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Their relatives in their villages were required to come in for seven days at regular intervals to join them.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Their brethren in their villages were to come with them from time to time for seven days.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But their brethre were in their vyllages, that they might come allwaye on the seuenth daye to be with them:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And their brethren, which were in their townes, came at seuen dayes from time to time with them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And their brethren remayned in the countrey, and came after seuen dayes from tyme to tyme with them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And their brethren, [which were] in their villages, [were] to come after seven days from time to time with them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And their brethren in their villages `are' to come in for seven days from time to time with these.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And their brothers, in the country places where they were living, were to come in every seven days to be with them from time to time.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Their relatives, who lived in their settlements, came from time to time and served with them for seven-day periods.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 11:5 : 5 { "verseID": "2 Kings.11.5", "source": "וַיְצַוֵּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּעֲשׂ֑וּן הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית מִכֶּם֙ בָּאֵ֣י הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת וְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔י מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃", "text": "And *wayəṣawwēm* *lēʾmōr*: This the-*dābār* that *taʿăśûn*: The-*šəlišît* from-you *bāʾê* the-*šabbāt* and *šōmərê* *mišmeret* *bêt* the-king.", "grammar": { "*wayəṣawwēm*": "verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he commanded them", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*haddābār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the word/thing", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that, which", "*taʿăśûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + paragogic nun - you shall do", "*haššəlišît*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the third part", "*mikkem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - from you", "*bāʾê*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct - those entering/coming on", "*haššabbāt*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the Sabbath", "*wə-šōmərê*": "conjunction + verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct - and keepers of", "*mišmeret*": "noun, feminine singular construct - watch/guard of", "*bêt hammelek*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - house of the king" }, "variants": { "*dābār*": "word, thing, matter, command", "*šəlišît*": "third part, third division, one third", "*bāʾê haššabbāt*": "those coming on the Sabbath, those entering duty on the Sabbath", "*šōmərê mišmeret*": "keepers of the watch, those maintaining guard duty" } }
• 2 Chr 23:8 : 8 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.23.8", "source": "וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ הַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֗ה כְּכֹ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה֮ יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע הַכֹּהֵן֒ וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אֲנָשָׁ֔יו בָּאֵ֣י הַשַׁבָּ֔ת עִ֖ם יוֹצְאֵ֣י הַשַׁבָּ֑ת כִּ֣י לֹ֥א פָטַ֛ר יְהוֹיָדָ֥ע הַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת־הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿăśû* the *Ləwiyyîm* and all-*Yəhûḏāh* according to all which-*ṣiwwāh* *Yəhôyāḏāʿ* the *kōhēn* *wə-yiqḥû* *ʾîš* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾănāšāyw* *bāʾê* the *šabbāṯ* with *yôṣəʾê* the *šabbāṯ*; for not *p̄āṭar* *Yəhôyāḏāʿ* the *kōhēn* *ʾeṯ*-the *maḥləqôṯ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿăśû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they did", "*Ləwiyyîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Levites", "*Yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*ṣiwwāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he commanded", "*Yəhôyāḏāʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jehoiada", "*kōhēn*": "noun, masculine singular - priest", "*wə-yiqḥû*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they took", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each man", "*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his men", "*bāʾê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - those entering of", "*šabbāṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - Sabbath", "*yôṣəʾê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - those going out of", "*p̄āṭar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he dismissed/exempted", "*maḥləqôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - divisions/courses" }, "variants": { "*yaʿăśû*": "did/performed/carried out", "*ṣiwwāh*": "commanded/ordered/instructed", "*yiqḥû*": "took/received/accepted", "*bāʾê*": "those entering/those coming in", "*yôṣəʾê*": "those going out/those departing", "*p̄āṭar*": "dismissed/exempted/excused", "*maḥləqôṯ*": "divisions/courses/shifts" } }
• 2 Kgs 11:7 : 7 { "verseID": "2 Kings.11.7", "source": "וּשְׁתֵּ֤י הַיָּדוֹת֙ בָּכֶ֔ם כֹּ֖ל יֹצְאֵ֣י הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת וְשָֽׁמְר֛וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃", "text": "And *ûštê* the-*yādôt* in-you, all *yōṣəʾê* the-*šabbāt*; and *wəšāmərû* *ʾet*-*mišmeret* *bêt*-*YHWH* unto-the-king.", "grammar": { "*ûštê*": "conjunction + number, feminine construct - and two of", "*hayyādôt*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the hands/divisions/parts", "*bākem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - in you", "*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*yōṣəʾê*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct - those going out on", "*haššabbāt*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the Sabbath", "*wəšāmərû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they shall keep", "*ʾet-mišmeret*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - the watch of", "*bêt-YHWH*": "noun, masculine singular construct + divine name - house of YHWH", "*ʾel-hammelek*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - toward the king" }, "variants": { "*štê hayyādôt*": "two divisions, two companies, two parts, two-thirds", "*yōṣəʾê haššabbāt*": "those going out on the Sabbath, those ending their Sabbath duty", "*šāmərû ʾet-mišmeret*": "keep the watch/guard, maintain the protection" } }