KJV: And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
YLT: And these who sing, heads of fathers of the Levites, in the chambers, are free, for by day and by night they are over them in the work.
Darby: And these were the singers, chief fathers of the Levites, who were in the chambers free from service; for they were employed day and night.
ASV: And these are the singers, heads of fathers houses of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service ; for they were employed in their work day and night.
וְאֵ֣לֶּה | And these [are] |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural Root: אֵהֶל Sense: these. |
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הַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִים | the singers |
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural Root: שִׁיר Sense: to sing. |
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רָאשֵׁ֨י | heads |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning. |
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אָב֧וֹת | of the fathers' [houses] |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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לַלְוִיִּ֛ם | of the Levites |
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: לֵוִי Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah. |
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בַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖ת | [who lodged] in the chambers |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: לִשְׁכָּה Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell. |
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[פטירים] | - |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural |
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(פְּטוּרִ֑ים) | [and were] free |
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural Root: פָּטַר Sense: opened. |
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כִּֽי־ | [from other duties] for |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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יוֹמָ֥ם | day |
Parse: Adverb Root: יׄומָם Sense: by day, in the daytime subst. |
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וָלַ֛יְלָה | and night |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: לַיִל Sense: night. |
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עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | they were employed |
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: עַל Sense: 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. |
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בַּמְּלָאכָֽה | in [that] work |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מְלָאכָה Sense: occupation, work, business. |