Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleMattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. Young's Literal Translation Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [are] gatekeepers, keeping charge in the gatherings of the gates. King James Bible Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [were] porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. Hebrew Mattaniah,מַתַּנְיָ֧ה (mat·tan·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4983: Mattaniah -- 'gift of Yah', the last king of Judah, also a number of Israelites Bakbukiah, וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛ה (ū·ḇaq·buq·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1229: Bakbukiah -- 'emptying of Yah', a Levite Obadiah, עֹבַדְיָ֥ה (‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5662: Obadiah -- 'servant of Yah', the name of a number of Israelites Meshullam, מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם (mə·šul·lām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4918: Meshullam -- the name of a number of Israelites Talmon, טַלְמ֣וֹן (ṭal·mō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2929: Talmon -- an Israelite name [and] Akkub עַקּ֑וּב (‘aq·qūḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6126: Akkub -- the name of several Israelites [were] gatekeepers שֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙ (šō·w·‘ă·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7778: A gatekeeper who guarded שֹׁמְרִ֤ים (šō·mə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the storerooms בַּאֲסֻפֵּ֖י (ba·’ă·sup·pê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 624: Collected, a collection of offerings) at the gates. הַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃ (haš·šə·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate |
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