Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1129 [e] וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔ים wə-hab-bō-w-nîm, And of the builders Conj-w, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp 376 [e] אִ֥ישׁ ’îš every one N-ms 2719 [e] חַרְבּ֛וֹ ḥar-bōw had his sword N-fsc | 3ms 631 [e] אֲסוּרִ֥ים ’ă-sū-rîm girded V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- at Prep 4975 [e] מָתְנָ֖יו mā-ṯə-nāw his side N-mdc | 3ms 1129 [e] וּבוֹנִ֑ים ū-ḇō-w-nîm; and as he built Conj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp 8628 [e] וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ wə-hat-tō-w-qê-a‘ And the one who sounded Conj-w, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 7782 [e] בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖ר baš-šō-w-p̄ār the trumpet Prep-b, Art | N-ms 681 [e] אֶצְלִֽי׃ ’eṣ-lî. [was] beside me Prep | 1cs

New American Standard Bible
As for the builders, each wore his sword girded at his side as he built, while the trumpeter stood near me.

King James Bible
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Each of the builders had his sword strapped around his waist while he was building, and the trumpeter was beside me.

by his side. Heb. on his loins. he that sounded

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