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And ofוּמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof the Kohathites,הַקְּהָתִיofמִןtheir brothers,אֲחֵיהֶםsome wereoverעַלthe breadלֶחֶםof the row,הַמַּעֲרָכֶתto prepare itלְהָכִיןevery Sabbath.שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּת
1 Chronicles 9:32
Study it in the app“And of the sons of the Kohathites, of their brothers, some were over the bread of the row, to prepare it every Sabbath.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 9:32, word by word
- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of the Kohathitesקְּהָתִיkehati
Kohathite
Kohathite: a descendant of Kohath, son of Levi.
Where else “kehati” appears- their brothersאֲחֵיache
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appears- the breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- of the rowמַּעֲרָכֶתmaarachet
row
A row of things set in order; said of the loaves on the table in the sanctuary.
Where else “maarachet” appears- to prepare itהָכִיןhachin
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “hachin” appears- every Sabbathשַׁבַּתshabat
Sabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appears
Translation note
“The bread of the row”: the twelve loaves that were set in two rows on the table, before YHWH, and were changed every Sabbath (Leviticus 24:5-8); in Exodus 25:30 it is called “bread of the presence.”
The context
31And Mattithiah, of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the making of what was baked on the griddle.
32 · This verse (above)
33And these were the singers, heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, in the chambers, free from other service, for day and night it was on them to be in the work.