Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God. Young's Literal Translation For in office [are] the four chiefs of the gatekeepers, they are Levites, and they have been over the chambers, and over the treasuries of the house of God, King James Bible For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in [their] set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. Hebrew Butכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the four אַרְבַּ֙עַת֙ (’ar·ba·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 702: Four chief גִּבֹּרֵ֣י (gib·bō·rê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant gatekeepers, הַשֹּׁעֲרִ֔ים (haš·šō·‘ă·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7778: A gatekeeper who הֵ֗מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They were Levites, הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi were וְהָיוּ֙ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be entrusted with עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the rooms הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת (hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 3957: Room, chamber, hall, cell and the treasuries הָאֹצְר֖וֹת (hā·’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 214: Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse of the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of God. הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative |
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