Nehemiah 12:45

“And they kept the charge of their Elohim and the charge of the purification, and the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and of Solomon his son.”

Nehemiah 12:45 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 12:45, word by word

And they keptיִּשְׁמְרוּyishmru

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

Where else “yishmru” appears
the chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret

charge

What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.

Where else “mishmeret” appears
of their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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of the purificationטָּהֳרָהtahora

purification

Purification: the passage from unclean to clean, and the time it lasts.

Where else “tahora” appears
and the singersמְשֹׁרְרִיםmeshorrim

singer

Levites in charge of leading the singing in the house of YHWH, with instruments.

Where else “meshorrim” appears
and the gatekeepersשֹּׁעֲרִיםshoarim

gatekeeper

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.

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according to the commandmentמִצְוַתmitsvat

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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of Davidדָּוִידdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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and of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

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his sonבְנven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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The context

44And on that day men were appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the contributions, for the first part and for the tithes, to gather into them, from the fields of the cities, the portions of the law for the priests and for the Levites; for the rejoicing of Judah was over the priests and over the Levites who stood in their place.

45 · This verse (above)

46For in the days of David and Asaph, of old, there were heads of the singers and song of praise and thanksgivings to Elohim.

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