Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblehe was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites. Young's Literal Translation and hitherto they [are] at the gate of the king eastward; they [are] the gatekeepers for the companies of the sons of Levi. King James Bible Who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they [were] porters in the companies of the children of Levi. Hebrew he was previously stationed at the King’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Gate בְּשַׁ֥עַר (bə·ša·‘ar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate on the east side. מִזְרָ֑חָה (miz·rā·ḥāh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4217: Place of sunrise, the east These הֵ֚מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They were the gatekeepers הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים (haš·šō·‘ă·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7778: A gatekeeper from the camp לְמַחֲנ֖וֹת (lə·ma·ḥă·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army of the Levites. בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son |