King James Version

1 Chronicles 4:23

These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

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הֵ֚מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.הַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔יםhayotserimthe formיָצַרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the form”, a verb used as a describing wordH3335to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)[idiom] earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥יveyosheveand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…נְטָעִ֖יםnetaimplantsנְטָעִיםnoun, proper name — “plants”H5196Netaim, a place in Palestineplants.וּגְדֵרָ֑הugederahand cote hedgeגְּדֵרָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and cote hedge”H1448enclosure (especially for flocks)(sheep-) cote (fold) hedge, wall.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “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).הַמֶּ֥לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.בִּמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹbimlakhtvoin work , -manshipמְלָאכָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in work , -manship”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).יָ֥שְׁבוּyashevvdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “dwell”, a completed actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…שָֽׁםshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plantations and hedges; there they dwelt occupied in the king's work.

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American Standard Version (1901)

These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

Young’s Literal Translation

They [are] the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; with the king in his work they dwelt there.

World English Bible

These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.

Darby Translation

These were the potters, and those that abode among plantations and enclosures: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

Douay-Rheims

These are the potters, and they dwelt in Plantations, and Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode there.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plantations and hedges; there they dwelt occupied in the king's work.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

These are the potters who dwelt in Ataim and Gadira with the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and dwelt there.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὗτοι κεραμεῖς οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ἀταῒμ καὶ Γαδιρὰ μετὰ τοῦ βασιλέως, ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐνίσχυσαν, καὶ κατῴκησαν ἐκεῖ.