Study it in the app“for in an office of trust were they, the four mighty ones of the gatekeepers, who were the Levites; and they were over the chambers and over the treasuries of the house of Elohim.”
forכִּיin an office of trustבֶאֱמוּנָהwerethey,הֵמָּהthe fourאַרְבַּעַתmighty onesגִּבֹּרֵיof the gatekeepers,הַשֹּׁעֲרִיםwhoהֵםwerethe Levites;הַלְוִיִּםand they wereוְהָיוּoverעַלthe chambersהַלְּשָׁכוֹתand overוְעַלthe treasuriesהָאֹצְרוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof Elohim.הָאֱלֹהִים
office of trust
Something firm and secure that can be trusted; also a position of trust.
Where else “emuna” appearsfour
Four.
Where else “arbaat” appearswarrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibore” appearsgatekeeper
Gatekeeper: one who guards the gate of a city, a palace or the temple. In Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah it is an office of the Levites.
Where else “shoarim” appearsLevite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appearsroom, hall
Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.
Where else “leshachot” appearsstorehouse
The place where valuables are kept.
Where else “otsrot” appearstemple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears“The four mighty ones of the gatekeepers”: the four chief ones, those named in verse 17.
25And their brothers, in their villages, had to come for seven days, from time to time, to be with these;
26 · This verse (above)
27And they spent the night around the house of Elohim, for on them was the watch, and they were over the key, morning after morning.
