2 Kings 11:7
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And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king.
In other translations
And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king.
Hebrew words
וּשְׁתֵּיusheteiand [the] twoH8147הַיָּדוֹתhaiyadotthe handsH3027בָּכֶםbakhemin <the> youכֹּלkolallH3605יֹצְאֵיyotze'ei[those who] go outH3318הַשַּׁבָּתhashabat<of> the sabbathH7676וְשָׁמְרוּveshameruand they will keepH8104אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret[the] watch ofH4931בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe kingH4428
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 23:6But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord.No one is to enter the house of the LORD except the priests and those Levites who serve; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the people are to obey the requirement of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 11:5And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king’s house;and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace,
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