Nehemiah 12:45 Go deeper

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And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. (KJV)

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וַֽיִּשְׁמְר֞וּvai.yish.me.Ruand they kept

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to keep: obey

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 1

מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.ret[the] service of

Lemma: מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת (mish.me.ret) · Strong's: H4931

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: charge

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4931; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 2

אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemGod their

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 3

וּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתu.mish.Me.retand [the] service of

Lemma: מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת (mish.me.ret) · Strong's: H4931

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: charge

Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4931; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 4

הַֽטָּהֳרָ֔הha.to.ho.Rah<the> purification

Lemma: טׇהֳרָה (to.ho.rah) · Strong's: H2893

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: purifying

Used 11 times. Also: Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:35, Leviticus 14:2, Leviticus 14:23, Leviticus 14:32, Leviticus 15:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2893; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 5

וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.Rimand the singers

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7891

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)

Meaning: to sing

Used 86 times. Also: Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Numbers 21:17, Judges 5:1, Judges 5:3, 2 Samuel 19:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7891; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 6

וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםve.ha.sho.'a.Rimand the gatekeepers

Lemma: שֹׁעֵר (sho.er) · Strong's: H7778

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: gatekeeper

Used 37 times. Also: 2 Samuel 18:26, 2 Kings 7:10, 2 Kings 7:11, 1 Chronicles 9:17, 1 Chronicles 9:18, 1 Chronicles 9:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7778; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 7

כְּמִצְוַ֥תke.mitz.Vataccording to [the] command of

Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: commandment

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 8

דָּוִ֖ידda.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 9

שְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohSolomon

Lemma: שְׁלֹמֹה (she.lo.moh) · Strong's: H8010

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Solomon

Used 293 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:14, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:10, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:12, 1 Kings 1:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8010; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 10

בְנֽוֹ\׃ve.Noson his

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:45 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

They performed	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
the service	→	מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge
of their God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
and the service	→	מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת H4931 charge
of purification	→	טׇהֳרָה H2893 purifying
along with the singers	→	שִׁיר H7891 to sing
and gatekeepers	→	שֹׁעֵר H7778 gatekeeper
as David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
and his son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
Solomon	→	שְׁלֹמֹה H8010 Solomon
had prescribed	→	מִצְוָה H4687 commandment

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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