Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, when the gates of Jerusalem have been dark before the sabbath, that I speak, and the doors are shut, and I say, that they do not open them till after the sabbath; and of my servants I have stationed at the gates; there doth not come in a burden on the sabbath-day. King James Bible And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and [some] of my servants set I at the gates, [that] there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. Hebrew Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the evening shadows צָֽלֲלוּ֩ (ṣā·lă·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6751: To shade, as twilight, an opaque object began to fall on the gates שַׁעֲרֵ֨י (ša·‘ă·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate of Jerusalem, יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel just before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the Sabbath, הַשַּׁבָּ֗ת (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath I ordered וָאֹֽמְרָה֙ (wā·’ō·mə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say that the gates הַדְּלָת֔וֹת (had·də·lā·ṯō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door be shut וַיִּסָּגְר֣וּ (way·yis·sā·ḡə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender and not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no opened יִפְתָּח֔וּם (yip̄·tā·ḥūm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve until עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while after אַחַ֣ר (’a·ḥar) Adverb Strong's 310: The hind or following part the Sabbath. הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath I posted הֶֽעֱמַ֙דְתִּי֙ (he·‘ĕ·maḏ·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations some of my servants וּמִנְּעָרַ֗י (ū·min·nə·‘ā·ray) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer at עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the gates, הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים (haš·šə·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate so that no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no goods מַשָּׂ֖א (maś·śā) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4853: A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire could enter יָב֥וֹא (yā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go on the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath day. בְּי֥וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day |
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