King James Version

2 Chronicles 34:13

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

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וְעַ֣לvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַסַּבָּלִ֗יםhasabalimthe burdenסַבָּלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the burden”, the ordinary formH5449a porter(to bear, bearer of) burden(-s).וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙umenatschimand excelנָצַחconjunction, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “and excel”, a verb used as a describing wordH5329properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanentexcel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.לְכֹל֙lekholto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עֹשֵׂ֣הosehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, participle, construct — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…מְלָאכָ֔הmelakhahwork , -manshipמְלָאכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “work , -manship”, the ordinary formH4399properly, 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).לַעֲבוֹדָ֖הlaavodahto workעֲבֹדָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to work”, the ordinary formH5656work of any kindact, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.וַעֲבוֹדָ֑הvaavodahand workעֲבֹדָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and work”, the ordinary formH5656work of any kindact, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔םumehalviyimand from the Leviiteלֵוִיִּיconjunction, preposition, definite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “and from the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.סוֹפְרִ֥יםsoferimcommuneסָפַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “commune”, the ordinary formH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.וְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםveshoterimand officerשֹׁטֵרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and officer”, the ordinary formH7860properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrateofficer, overseer, ruler.וְשׁוֹעֲרִֽיםveshoarimand doorkeeperשׁוֹעֵרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and doorkeeper”, the ordinary formH7778a janitordoorkeeper, porter.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and presided over all that did the work in every manner of service; and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all that did the work in every manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

Young’s Literal Translation

and over the burden-bearers, and overseers of every one doing work for service and service; and of the Levites [are] scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.

World English Bible

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.

Darby Translation

They were also over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that worked in any manner of service. And of the Levites were the scribes, and officers, and doorkeepers.

Douay-Rheims

But over them that carried burdens for divers uses, were scribes, and masters of the number of the Levites, and porters.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and presided over all that did the work in every manner of service; and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And overseers were over the burden-bearers, and over all the workmen in the respective works; and of the Levites were appointed scribes, and judges, and porters.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν νωτοφόρων, καὶ ἐπὶ πάντων τῶν ποιούντων τὰ ἔργα, ἐργασίᾳ καὶ ἐργασίᾳ· καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν Λευιτῶν γπαμματεῖς καὶ κριταὶ καὶ πυλωροί.