1 Chronicles 26:16
Strong's Lexicon
[The lots] for the West Gate
לַֽמַּעֲרָ֔ב (lam·ma·‘ă·rāḇ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4628: 1) setting place, west, westward

and
עִ֚ם (‘im)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

the Shallecheth
שַׁלֶּ֔כֶת (šal·le·ḵeṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7996: Shallecheth = 'overthrow' 1) one of the temple gates on the west side

Gate
שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8179: 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven

on the ascending
הָעוֹלָ֑ה (hā·‘ō·w·lāh)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 1c4) to cause to ascend 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 1c7) to exalt 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 1d3) to be offered 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself

highway
בַּֽמְסִלָּ֖ה (bam·sil·lāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4546: 1) highway, raised way, public road

[fell to] Shuppim
לְשֻׁפִּ֤ים (lə·šup·pîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8206: Shuppim = 'serpents' 1) son of Iri or Ir, grandson of Bela, and great grandson of Benjamin 2) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah, and in charge of the West Gate of the temple in the time of David

and Hosah.
וּלְחֹסָה֙ (ū·lə·ḥō·sāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2621: Hosah = 'refuge' n pr m 1) a Levitical doorkeeper of the temple n pr loc 2) a place in Asher, site unknown

There were guards
מִשְׁמָ֖ר (miš·mār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4929: 1) place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance 1a) jail, prison, guard-house 1b) guard, guard post, act of guarding 1c) observances

stationed
לְעֻמַּ֥ת (lə·‘um·maṯ)
Preposition-l
Strong's Hebrew 5980: 1) juxtaposition 1a) used only as a prep 1a1) close by, side by side with, alongside of, parallel with 1a2) agreeing with, corresponding to, exactly as, close beside 1a3) correspondingly to

at every watch.
מִשְׁמָֽר׃ (miš·mār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4929: 1) place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance 1a) jail, prison, guard-house 1b) guard, guard post, act of guarding 1c) observances

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway fell to Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.

Young's Literal Translation
to Shuppim and to Hosah to the west, with the gate Shallecheth, in the highway, the ascent, charge over-against charge;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.

New American Standard Bible
For Shuppim and Hosah [it was] to the west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard.

King James Bible
To Shuppim and Hosah [the lot came forth] westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The lots for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road fell to Shuppim and Hosah. Guard was alongside of guard:

New Living Translation
Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate and the gateway leading up to the Temple. Guard duties were divided evenly.

English Standard Version
For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the road that goes up. Watch corresponded to watch.

New American Standard Bible
For Shuppim and Hosah it was to the west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard.

King James Bible
To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.

International Standard Version
For Shuppim and Hosah the lot indicated the west at the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending road. Each guard corresponding to each guard,

NET Bible
Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate, along with the Shalleketh gate on the upper road. One guard was adjacent to another.

American Standard Version
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, watch against watch.

English Revised Version
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, ward against ward.

Young's Literal Translation
to Shuppim and to Hosah to the west, with the gate Shallecheth, in the highway, the ascent, charge over-against charge;
















Cross References
1 Chronicles 26:15
To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

1 Chronicles 26:17
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

1 Chronicles 26:18
At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

1 Chronicles 26:14
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counseller, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

1 Chronicles 26:13
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

1 Chronicles 26:19
These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
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