Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIn keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God. Young's Literal Translation And he establisheth, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests over their service, and of the Levites over their charges, to praise and to minister over-against the priests, according to the matter of a day in its day, and the gatekeepers in their courses at gate and gate, for so [is] the command of David the man of God. King James Bible And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. Hebrew In keeping with the ordinancesכְּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט (kə·miš·paṭ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style of his father אָ֠בִיו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father David, דָּֽוִיד־ (dā·wîḏ-) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse he appointed וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד (way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations the divisions מַחְלְק֨וֹת (maḥ·lə·qō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4256: Division, course of the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against their service, עֲבֹדָתָ֗ם (‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5656: Work of any kind and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּ֣ם (wə·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against their duties מִ֠שְׁמְרוֹתָם (miš·mə·rō·w·ṯām) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function to offer praise לְהַלֵּ֨ל (lə·hal·lêl) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1984: To shine and to minister וּלְשָׁרֵ֜ת (ū·lə·šā·rêṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to before נֶ֤גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before the priests הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest according to the daily י֣וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day requirement. לִדְבַר־ (liḏ·ḇar-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause [He also appointed] gatekeepers וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥ים (wə·haš·šō·w·‘ă·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7778: A gatekeeper by their divisions בְּמַחְלְקוֹתָ֖ם (bə·maḥ·lə·qō·w·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4256: Division, course at each gate, לְשַׁ֣עַר (lə·ša·‘ar) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction this כֵ֔ן (ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus had been the command מִצְוַ֖ת (miṣ·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4687: Commandment of David, דָּוִ֥יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse the man אִישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person 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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