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And theyוְהֵםand their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶםwereoverעַלthe gatesהַשְּׁעָרִיםof the houseלְבֵיתof YHWH,יְהוָהthe houseלְבֵיתof the tent,הָאֹהֶלby watches.לְמִשְׁמָרוֹת
1 Chronicles 9:23
Study it in the app“And they and their sons were over the gates of the house of YHWH, the house of the tent, by watches.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 9:23, word by word
- and their sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- the gatesשְּׁעָרִיםshearim
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shearim” appears- of the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- of the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- by watchesמִשְׁמָרוֹתmishmarot
watch
A group of men who keep watch or serve in turns.
Where else “mishmarot” appears
The context
22All of them who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. They were enrolled in the genealogy in their villages; David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust.
23 · This verse (above)
24Toward the four winds were the gatekeepers: east, west, north, and south.