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And they spent the nightיָלִינוּaroundוּסְבִיבוֹתthe houseבֵּיתof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםforכִּיon themעֲלֵיהֶםwasthe watch,מִשְׁמֶרֶתand theyוְהֵםwereoverעַלthe key,הַמַּפְתֵּחַmorningוְלַבֹּקֶרafter morning.לַבֹּקֶר
1 Chronicles 9:27
Study it in the app“And they spent the night around the house of Elohim, for on them was the watch, and they were over the key, morning after morning.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 9:27, word by word
- And they spent the nightיָלִינוּyalinu
spend the night
To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.
Where else “yalinu” appears- aroundסְבִיבוֹתsevivot
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “sevivot” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- the watchמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret
watch
A group of men who keep watch or serve in turns.
Where else “mishmeret” appears- the keyמַּפְתֵּחַmafteach
key
The key with which the doors of God's house were opened each morning.
Where else “mafteach” appears- morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears
Translation note
“They were over the key”: they were in charge of opening the house every morning.
The context
26for 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.
27 · This verse (above)
28And some of them were over the utensils of the service, for by count they brought them in, and by count they took them out.