1 Chronicles 9:27
Strong's Lexicon
They would spend the night
יָלִ֑ינוּ (yā·lî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3885: 1) to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lodge, pass the night 1a2) to abide, remain (fig.) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to rest or lodge 1c) (Hithpalpel) to dwell, abide 2) to grumble, complain, murmur 2a) (Niphal) to grumble 2b) (Hiphil) to complain, cause to grumble

stationed around
וּסְבִיב֥וֹת (ū·sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5439: subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side

the house
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

of God,
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

they had
עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

responsibility for guarding it
מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת (miš·me·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4931: 1) guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch 1a) guard, watch, house of detention or confinement 1b) keeping, preserving 1c) charge, injunction 1d) office, function (ceremonial)

וְהֵ֥ם (wə·hêm)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

and opening it
הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַ (ham·map̄·tê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4669: 1) opening, utterance

every morning
וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר (wə·lab·bō·qer)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1242: 1) morning, break of day 1a) morning 1a1) of end of night 1a2) of coming of daylight 1a3) of coming of sunrise 1a4) of beginning of day 1a5) of bright joy after night of distress (fig.) 1b) morrow, next day, next morning

לַבֹּֽקֶר׃ (lab·bō·qer)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1242: 1) morning, break of day 1a) morning 1a1) of end of night 1a2) of coming of daylight 1a3) of coming of sunrise 1a4) of beginning of day 1a5) of bright joy after night of distress (fig.) 1b) morrow, next day, next morning

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning .

New American Standard Bible
They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they [were] in charge of opening [it] 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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.

New Living Translation
They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.

English Standard Version
And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

New American Standard Bible
They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They spent the night in the vicinity of God's temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.

International Standard Version
They spent the night near the Temple of God, since they had been entrusted to guard it. They were in charge of opening it every morning.

NET Bible
They would spend the night in their posts all around God's sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

American Standard Version
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.

English Revised Version
And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them, and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by 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.
















Cross References
1 Chronicles 9:26
For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 9:28
And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.

1 Chronicles 23:30
And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

1 Chronicles 23:32
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

1 Chronicles 9:25
And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

1 Chronicles 9:24
In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

1 Chronicles 9:29
Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

1 Chronicles 9:30
And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
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