Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning. Young's Literal Translation and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them [is] the watch, and they [are] over the opening, even morning by morning. King James Bible And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge [was] upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them. Hebrew They would spend the nightיָלִ֑ינוּ (yā·lî·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate stationed around וּסְבִיב֥וֹת (ū·sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of God, הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they had עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against responsibility for guarding it מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת (miš·me·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function and opening it הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַ (ham·map̄·tê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4669: An aperture, utterance every morning. וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר (wə·lab·bō·qer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning |
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