Nehemiah 3:3

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{ "verseID": "Nehemiah.3.3", "source": "וְאֵת֙ שַׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֔ים בָּנ֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י הַסְּנָאָ֑ה הֵ֣מָּה קֵר֔וּהוּ וֽ͏ַיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו מַנְעוּלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃", "text": "wə-*ʾet* *šaʿar* ha-*dāgîm* *bānû* *bənê* ha-*Sənāʾâ* *hēmmâ* *qērûhû* wə-*yaʿămîdû* *daltōtāyw* *manʿûlāyw* û-*brîḥāyw*", "grammar": { "wə-*ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and [direct object]", "*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of", "ha-*dāgîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the fish", "*bānû*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - they built", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "ha-*Sənāʾâ*": "definite article + proper noun - the Senaah", "*hēmmâ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they", "*qērûhû*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they framed/covered it", "wə-*yaʿămîdû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they erected/set up", "*daltōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its doors", "*manʿûlāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its locks", "û-*brîḥāyw*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and its bars" }, "variants": { "*šaʿar*": "gate, entrance, portal", "*dāgîm*": "fish, fish market", "*bānû*": "built, constructed, rebuilt", "*bənê*": "sons of, descendants of, people of", "*qērûhû*": "framed it, laid its beams, roofed it, covered it", "*yaʿămîdû*": "erected, set up, installed", "*daltōtāyw*": "its doors, its double-doors, its entrances", "*manʿûlāyw*": "its locks, its bolts, its fastenings", "*brîḥāyw*": "its bars, its bolts, its cross-beams" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵת֙ שַׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֔ים בָּנ֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י הַסְּנָאָ֑ה הֵ֣מָּה קֵר֔וּהוּ וֽ͏ַיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו מַנְעוּלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾet šaʿar ha-dāgîm bānû bənê ha-Sənāʾâ hēmmâ qērûhû wə-yaʿămîdû daltōtāyw manʿûlāyw û-brîḥāyw

Grammar Details

• wə-*ʾet*: conjunction + direct object marker - and [direct object]
• *šaʿar*: noun, masculine singular construct - gate of
• ha-*dāgîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the fish
• *bānû*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - they built
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
• ha-*Sənāʾâ*: definite article + proper noun - the Senaah
• *hēmmâ*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they
• *qērûhû*: Piel perfect 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they framed/covered it
• wə-*yaʿămîdû*: conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they erected/set up
• *daltōtāyw*: noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its doors
• *manʿûlāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its locks
• û-*brîḥāyw*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and its bars

Word Meanings

• *šaʿar*: gate, entrance, portal
• *dāgîm*: fish, fish market
• *bānû*: built, constructed, rebuilt
• *bənê*: sons of, descendants of, people of
• *qērûhû*: framed it, laid its beams, roofed it, covered it
• *yaʿămîdû*: erected, set up, installed
• *daltōtāyw*: its doors, its double-doors, its entrances
• *manʿûlāyw*: its locks, its bolts, its fastenings
• *brîḥāyw*: its bars, its bolts, its cross-beams

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams, set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But the fish gate was built by the sons of Hassenaah, who also laid its beams, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the Fyshporte dyd the children of Senaa buylde, they couered it, and set on the dores, lockes and barres of it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the fish port did the sonnes of Senaah buylde, which also layde the beames thereof, and set on the doores thereof, the lockes thereof, and the barres thereof.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the fishe port did the children of Asnaa buyld, which also layed the beames therof, and set on the doores, lockes, and barres of it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who [also] laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams of it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the fish-gate have sons of Hassenaah built, they have walled it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The sons of Hassenaah were the builders of the fish doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 33:14 : 14 { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.33.14", "source": "וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֡ן בָּנָ֣ה חוֹמָ֣ה חִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה ׀ לְעִיר־דָּוִ֡יד מַעְרָ֩בָה֩ לְגִיח֨וֹן בַּנַּ֜חַל וְלָב֨וֹא בְשַׁ֤עַר הַדָּגִים֙ וְסָבַ֣ב לָעֹ֔פֶל וַיַּגְבִּיהֶ֖הָ מְאֹ֑ד וַיָּ֧שֶׂם שָֽׂרֵי־חַ֛יִל בְּכָל־הֶעָרִ֥ים הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת בִּיהוּדָֽה׃", "text": "*Weʾaḥărê*-*khên* *bānāh* *ḥômāh* *ḥîṣônāh* *leʿîr*-*Dāwid* *maʿrāvāh* *leGîḥôn* *bannaḥal* *welāvôʾ* *veshaʿar* *haddāgîm* *wesāvav* *lāʿōfel* *wayyagbîhehā* *meʾōd* *wayyāsem* *sārê*-*ḥayil* *bekhol*-*heʿārîm* *habbeṣūrôt* *bîhûdāh*", "grammar": { "*Weʾaḥărê*-*khên*": "conjunction + preposition + adverb - and after this", "*bānāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he built", "*ḥômāh*": "feminine singular noun - wall", "*ḥîṣônāh*": "feminine singular adjective - outer", "*leʿîr*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - for city of", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*maʿrāvāh*": "noun + directional heh - westward", "*leGîḥôn*": "preposition + proper noun - to Gihon", "*bannaḥal*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the valley", "*welāvôʾ*": "conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct - and to entrance of", "*veshaʿar*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - at gate of", "*haddāgîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the fish", "*wesāvav*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he encircled", "*lāʿōfel*": "preposition + definite article + masculine noun - the Ophel", "*wayyagbîhehā*": "Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and he made it high", "*meʾōd*": "adverb - very", "*wayyāsem*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he placed", "*sārê*": "masculine plural construct - commanders of", "*ḥayil*": "masculine singular noun - army/force", "*bekhol*": "preposition + noun construct - in all of", "*heʿārîm*": "definite article + feminine plural noun - the cities", "*habbeṣūrôt*": "definite article + feminine plural passive participle - the fortified", "*bîhûdāh*": "preposition + proper noun - in Judah" }, "variants": { "*ḥômāh* *ḥîṣônāh*": "outer wall/exterior wall", "*maʿrāvāh* *leGîḥôn*": "west of Gihon/westward to Gihon", "*shaʿar* *haddāgîm*": "Fish Gate", "*lāʿōfel*": "the Ophel/the hill/the citadel", "*sārê*-*ḥayil*": "military commanders/army officers" } }
• Neh 12:39 : 39 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.12.39", "source": "וּמֵעַ֣ל לְשַֽׁעַר־אֶ֠פְרַיִם וְעַל־שַׁ֨עַר הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה וְעַל־שַׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֗ים וּמִגְדַּ֤ל חֲנַנְאֵל֙ וּמִגְדַּ֣ל הַמֵּאָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד שַׁ֣עַר הַצֹּ֑אן וְעָ֣מְד֔וּ בְּשַׁ֖עַר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃", "text": "*û-mēʿal* to-*šaʿar*-*ʾep̄rayim* *wə-ʿal*-*šaʿar* the-*yəšānāh* *wə-ʿal*-*šaʿar* the-*dāgîm* *û-migdal* *ḥănanʾēl* *û-migdal* the-*mēʾāh* *wə-ʿad* *šaʿar* the-*ṣōʾn* *wə-ʿāmədû* in-*šaʿar* the-*maṭṭārāh*", "grammar": { "*û-mēʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and from above", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of", "*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper name - Ephraim", "*wə-ʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and upon/at", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of", "*yəšānāh*": "feminine singular adjective - old", "*wə-ʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and upon/at", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of", "*dāgîm*": "masculine plural noun - fish", "*û-migdal*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and tower of", "*ḥănanʾēl*": "proper name - Hananel", "*û-migdal*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and tower of", "*mēʾāh*": "feminine singular noun - hundred", "*wə-ʿad*": "conjunction + preposition - and unto", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of", "*ṣōʾn*": "collective noun - sheep/flock", "*wə-ʿāmədû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person plural - and they stood", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of", "*maṭṭārāh*": "feminine singular noun - guard/prison" }, "variants": { "*šaʿar*-*ʾep̄rayim*": "Gate of Ephraim/Ephraim Gate", "*šaʿar* the-*yəšānāh*": "Old Gate/Ancient Gate", "*šaʿar* the-*dāgîm*": "Fish Gate", "*migdal* *ḥănanʾēl*": "Tower of Hananel/Hananel's Tower", "*migdal* the-*mēʾāh*": "Tower of the Hundred/Hundred Tower", "*šaʿar* the-*ṣōʾn*": "Sheep Gate/Flock Gate", "*šaʿar* the-*maṭṭārāh*": "Prison Gate/Guard Gate/Watch Gate" } }
• Zeph 1:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Zephaniah.1.10", "source": "וְהָיָה֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה ק֤וֹל צְעָקָה֙ מִשַּׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֔ים וִֽילָלָ֖ה מִן־הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּד֖וֹל מֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃", "text": "*wəhāyāh* in-*hayyôm* *hahûʾ*, *nəʾum*-*YHWH*, *qôl* *ṣəʿāqāh* from-*šaʿar* *haddāḡîm*, *wîlālāh* from-*hammišneh*, *wəšeḇer* *gāḏôl* from-*haggəḇāʿôṯ*.", "grammar": { "*wəhāyāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be", "*hayyôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day", "*hahûʾ*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that", "*nəʾum*": "construct state, masculine singular - declaration/oracle of", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sound of", "*ṣəʿāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - outcry/cry", "*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of", "*haddāḡîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the fish", "*wîlālāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and wailing", "*hammišneh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the Second Quarter (district)", "*wəšeḇer*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and crash/breaking of", "*gāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/loud", "*haggəḇāʿôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - the hills" }, "variants": { "*qôl ṣəʿāqāh*": "sound of outcry/cry of distress", "*šaʿar haddāḡîm*": "Fish Gate (a gate in Jerusalem)", "*hammišneh*": "the Second Quarter/New Quarter (district of Jerusalem)", "*wəšeḇer*": "breaking/crash/destruction", "*haggəḇāʿôṯ*": "the hills (possibly referring to hills in Jerusalem)" } }
• Neh 2:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.2.8", "source": "וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת אֶל־אָסָף֩ שֹׁמֵ֨ר הַפַּרְדֵּ֜ס אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן־לִ֣י עֵצִ֡ים לְ֠קָרוֹת אֶת־שַׁעֲרֵ֨י הַבִּירָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־לַבַּ֙יִת֙ וּלְחוֹמַ֣ת הָעִ֔יר וְלַבַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁר־אָב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּתֶּן־לִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כְּיַד־אֱלֹהַ֖י הַטּוֹבָ֥ה עָלָֽי", "text": "*wə-ʾiggeret* to-*ʾāsāp* *šōmēr* the-*pardēs* *ʾăšer* to-the-*melek* *ʾăšer* he-may-give-to-me *ʿēṣîm* for-*qārôt* *ʾet*-*šaʿărê* the-*bîrāh* *ʾăšer*-to-the-*bayit* and-for-*ḥômat* the-*ʿîr* and-for-the-*bayit* *ʾăšer*-I-will-come to-it *wa-yitten*-to-me the-*melek* according-to-*yad*-*ʾĕlōhay* the-*ṭôbāh* upon-me", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾiggeret*": "conjunction + feminine singular - and a letter", "*ʾāsāp*": "proper noun - Asaph", "*šōmēr*": "qal participle masculine singular construct - keeper of", "*pardēs*": "masculine singular - park/forest/garden", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that", "*yitten*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - may he give", "*ʿēṣîm*": "masculine plural - trees/timber", "*qārôt*": "piel infinitive construct - to roof/beam", "*šaʿărê*": "masculine plural construct - gates of", "*bîrāh*": "feminine singular - fortress/castle/palace", "*bayit*": "masculine singular - house/temple", "*ḥômat*": "feminine singular construct - wall of", "*ʿîr*": "feminine singular - city", "*ʾābôʾ*": "qal imperfect 1st singular - I will come", "*wa-yitten*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he gave", "*yad*": "feminine singular construct - hand of", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st singular suffix - my God", "*ṭôbāh*": "adjective feminine singular - good" }, "variants": { "*pardēs*": "forest/park/royal garden", "*ʿēṣîm*": "trees/timber/wood", "*qārôt*": "to beam/roof/make with beams", "*bîrāh*": "fortress/citadel/palace", "*ḥômat*": "wall of/rampart of", "*yad*-*ʾĕlōhay* *ha-ṭôbāh*": "the good hand of my God/God's favorable influence" } }
• Neh 3:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.3.6", "source": "וְאֵת֩ שַׁ֨עַר הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה הֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ יֽוֹיָדָע֙ בֶּן־פָּסֵ֔חַ וּמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם בֶּן־בְּסֽוֹדְיָ֑ה הֵ֣מָּה קֵר֔וּהוּ וֽ͏ַיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו וּמַנְעֻלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃", "text": "wə-*ʾet* *šaʿar* ha-*yəšānâ* *heḥĕzîqû* *Yôyādāʿ* *ben*-*Pāsēaḥ* û-*Mešullām* *ben*-*Bəsôdyâ* *hēmmâ* *qērûhû* wə-*yaʿămîdû* *daltōtāyw* û-*manʿulāyw* û-*brîḥāyw*", "grammar": { "wə-*ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker - and [direct object]", "*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of", "ha-*yəšānâ*": "definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the old", "*heḥĕzîqû*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine plural - they repaired/strengthened", "*Yôyādāʿ*": "proper noun - Joiada", "*ben*-*Pāsēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Paseah", "û-*Mešullām*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Meshullam", "*ben*-*Bəsôdyâ*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Besodeiah", "*hēmmâ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they", "*qērûhû*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they framed/covered it", "wə-*yaʿămîdû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - and they erected/set up", "*daltōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its doors", "û-*manʿulāyw*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and its locks", "û-*brîḥāyw*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and its bars" }, "variants": { "*šaʿar*": "gate, entrance, portal", "*yəšānâ*": "old, ancient, former", "*heḥĕzîqû*": "strengthened, repaired, restored, fortified, made repairs", "*qērûhû*": "framed it, laid its beams, roofed it, covered it", "*yaʿămîdû*": "erected, set up, installed", "*daltōtāyw*": "its doors, its double-doors, its entrances", "*manʿulāyw*": "its locks, its bolts, its fastenings", "*brîḥāyw*": "its bars, its bolts, its cross-beams" } }
• Neh 6:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.6.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י כַאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁמַ֣ע לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה וּלְגֶ֨שֶׁם הָֽעַרְבִ֜י וּלְיֶ֣תֶר אֹֽיְבֵ֗ינוּ כִּ֤י בָנִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה וְלֹא־נ֥וֹתַר בָּ֖הּ פָּ֑רֶץ גַּ֚ם עַד־הָעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא דְּלָת֖וֹת לֹא־הֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּי בַשְּׁעָרִֽים", "text": "*wə-yhî* when *nishmaʿ* to-*Sanballaṭ* and-*Ṭôbiyyâ* and-to-*Geshem* the-*ʿarbî* and-to-*yeter* *ʾôyəbênû* that *bānîtî* *ʾet*-the-*ḥômâ* and-not-*nôtar* in-her *pāreṣ* also until-the-*ʿēt* the-that *dəlātôt* not-*heʿĕmadtî* in-the-*shəʿārîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yhî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3ms - and it came to pass/happened", "*nishmaʿ*": "verb, niphal perfect 3ms - it was heard", "*Sanballaṭ*": "proper noun - Sanballat", "*Ṭôbiyyâ*": "proper noun - Tobiah", "*Geshem*": "proper noun - Geshem", "*ʿarbî*": "adjective, masculine singular - Arabian", "*yeter*": "noun, masculine singular construct - remainder of", "*ʾôyəbênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1cp suffix - our enemies", "*bānîtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1cs - I built", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ḥômâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wall", "*nôtar*": "verb, niphal perfect 3ms - was left/remained", "*pāreṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - breach/gap", "*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular - time", "*dəlātôt*": "noun, feminine plural - doors", "*heʿĕmadtî*": "verb, hiphil perfect 1cs - I had set up/erected", "*shəʿārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gates" }, "variants": { "*wə-yhî*": "and it happened/came to pass", "*nishmaʿ*": "it was heard/reported", "*yeter*": "remainder/rest", "*ʾôyəbênû*": "our enemies/adversaries", "*nôtar*": "remained/was left", "*pāreṣ*": "breach/gap/broken place", "*heʿĕmadtî*": "I had set up/erected/established" } }
• Neh 7:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.7.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר נִבְנְתָה֙ הַחוֹמָ֔ה וָאַעֲמִ֖יד הַדְּלָת֑וֹת וַיִּפָּֽקְד֛וּ הַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥ים וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּֽם", "text": "*wə-yəhî* *ka-ʾăšer* *nibəntâ* the *ḥômâ*, and *wā-ʾaʿămîd* the *dəlātôt*, and *wə-yippāqdû* the *šôʿărîm* and the *məšōrərîm* and the *ləwiyyîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened", "*ka-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - when/as", "*nibəntâ*": "niphal perfect 3rd feminine singular - was built/completed", "*ḥômâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the wall", "*wā-ʾaʿămîd*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1st singular - and I set up/established", "*dəlātôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - the doors/gates", "*wə-yippāqdû*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect 3rd plural - and were appointed/assigned", "*šôʿărîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the gatekeepers", "*məšōrərîm*": "masculine plural participle with definite article - the singers", "*ləwiyyîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the Levites" }, "variants": { "*wə-yəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass", "*nibəntâ*": "was built/was completed/was finished", "*wā-ʾaʿămîd*": "and I set up/and I installed/and I established", "*dəlātôt*": "doors/gates/entrances", "*wə-yippāqdû*": "and were appointed/and were assigned/and were mustered", "*šôʿărîm*": "gatekeepers/doorkeepers/porters", "*məšōrərîm*": "singers/music leaders", "*ləwiyyîm*": "Levites (members of the tribe of Levi)" } }