And they keptוַיִּשְׁמְרוּthe chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתof their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםand the chargeוּמִשְׁמֶרֶתof the purification,הַטָּהֳרָהand the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִיםand the gatekeepers,וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִיםaccording to the commandmentכְּמִצְוַתof Davidדָּוִידand of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהhis son.בְנוֹ
Nehemiah 12:45
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “elohe” appears- 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.
Where else “shoarim” appears- according to the commandmentמִצְוַתmitsvat
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvat” appears- of Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- his sonבְנven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears
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.