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2 Chronicles 34:13

were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.

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ASV

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all that did the work in every manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

KJV

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַ֣לve.'Al<and> [were] overH5921 →
הַסַּבָּלִ֗יםha.sa.ba.Limthe burden-bearersH5449 →
וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙u.me.na.tze.Chimand [were] acting as overseersH5329 →
לְכֹל֙le.Kholof everyH3605 →
עֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.Sehdoer ofH6213 →
מְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahworkH4399 →
לַעֲבוֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.Dahfor laborH5656 →
וַעֲבוֹדָ֑הva.'a.vo.Dahand laborH5656 →
וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔םu.me.hal.vi.Yimand some of the LevitesH3881 →
סוֹפְרִ֥יםsof.Rim[were] scribesH5608 →
וְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.Rimand officialsH7860 →
וְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים׃ve.sho.'a.Rimand gatekeepersH7778 →

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Nehemiah 4:10Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”2 Chronicles 2:18Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.Jeremiah 8:8How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?1 Chronicles 26:1–19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.1 Chronicles 23:4–5“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,2 Chronicles 2:10I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.1 Chronicles 16:38along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.1 Chronicles 26:29–30From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.1 Chronicles 16:42Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.2 Chronicles 19:11Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”2 Chronicles 8:10They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors.Ezra 7:6–7this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,1 Chronicles 9:17These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.1 Chronicles 15:18and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.1 Chronicles 24:6The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.1 Chronicles 26:29From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.

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