King James Version

1 Chronicles 26:16

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

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לְשֻׁפִּ֤יםleshupimto Shuppimשֻׁפִּיםpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Shuppim”H8206Shuppim, an IsraeliteShuppim.וּלְחֹסָה֙ulechosahand to Hosahחֹסָהconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Hosah”H2621Chosah, an Israelite; also a place in PalestineHosah.לַֽמַּעֲרָ֔בlamaaravto westמַעֲרָבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to west”, the ordinary formH4628the west (as a region of the evening sun)west.עִ֚םimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).שַׁ֣עַרshaardoorשַׁעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).שַׁלֶּ֔כֶתshalekhetShallekethשַׁלֶּכֶתnoun, proper name — “Shalleketh”H7996Shalleketh, a gate in JerusalemShalleketh.בַּֽמְסִלָּ֖הbamsilahin causewayמְסִלָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in causeway”, the ordinary formH4546a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircasecauseway, course, highway, path, terrace.הָעוֹלָ֑הhaolahthe ascend upעָלָהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the ascend up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…מִשְׁמָ֖רmishmarguardמִשְׁמָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “guard”, the ordinary formH4929a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.לְעֻמַּ֥תleumatto besideעֻמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to beside”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5980conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.מִשְׁמָֽרmishmarguardמִשְׁמָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “guard”, the ordinary formH4929a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, watch against 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;

World English Bible

To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watchman opposite watchman.

Darby Translation

To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch.

Douay-Rheims

To Sephim, and Hosa towards the west, by the gate which leadeth to the way of the ascent: ward against ward.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They gave the lot for the second to Osa westward, after the gate of the chamber by the ascent, watch against watch.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰς δεύτερον τῷ Ὀσᾷ πρὸς δυσμαῖς μετὰ τὴν πύλην παστοφορίου τῆς ἀναβάσεως· φυλακὴ κατέναντι φυλακῆς.