King James Version

1 Chronicles 15:23

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

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וּבֶֽרֶכְיָה֙uverekhyahand Berachiahבֶּרֶכְיָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Berachiah”H1296Berekjah, the name of six IsraelitesBerachiah, Berechiah.וְאֶלְקָנָ֔הveelqanahand Elkanahאֶלְקָנָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Elkanah”H511Elkanah, the name of several IsraelitesElkanah.שֹׁעֲרִ֖יםshoarimdoorkeeperשׁוֹעֵרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “doorkeeper”, the ordinary formH7778a janitordoorkeeper, porter.לָאָרֽוֹןlaaronto chestאָרוֹןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to chest”, the ordinary formH727a boxark, chest, coffin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Berechiah and Elkanah were door-keepers for the ark.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Berechiah and Elkanah [are] gatekeepers for the ark.

World English Bible

Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

Darby Translation

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

Douay-Rheims

And Barachias, and Elcana, were doorkeepers of the ark.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Berechiah and Elkanah were door-keepers for the ark.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Barachia and Elcana were door-keepers of the ark.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Βαραχία καὶ Ἐλκανὰ πυλωροὶ τῆς κιβωτοῦ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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