King James Version

Nehemiah 12:25

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.

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מַתַּנְיָ֧הmatanyahMattaniahמַתַּנְיָהnoun, proper name — “Mattaniah”H4983Mattanjah, the name of ten IsraelitesMattaniah.וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛הuvaqbuqyahand Bakbukiahבַּקְבֻּקְיָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Bakbukiah”H1229Bakbukjah, an IsraeliteBakbukiah.עֹבַדְיָ֥הovadyahObadiahעֹבַדְיָהnoun, proper name — “Obadiah”H5662Obadjah, the name of thirteen IsraelitesObadiah.מְשֻׁלָּ֖םmeshulamMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּםnoun, proper name — “Meshullam”H4918Meshullam, the name of seventeen IsraelitesMeshullam.טַלְמ֣וֹןtalmonTalmonטַלְמוֹןnoun, proper name — “Talmon”H2929Talmon, a temple doorkeeperTalmon.עַקּ֑וּבaquvAkkubעַקּוּבnoun, proper name — “Akkub”H6126Akkub, the name of five IsraelitesAkkub.שֹׁמְרִ֤יםshomerimbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).שֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙shoarimdoorkeeperשׁוֹעֵרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “doorkeeper”, the ordinary formH7778a janitordoorkeeper, porter.מִשְׁמָ֔רmishmarguardמִשְׁמָרnoun, 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.בַּאֲסֻפֵּ֖יbaasupein thresholdאָסֻףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in threshold”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH624collected (only in the plural), i.e. a collection of offerings)threshold, Asuppim.הַשְּׁעָרִֽיםhasharimthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the store-houses of the gates.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the store-houses of the gates.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [are] gatekeepers, keeping charge in the gatherings of the gates.

World English Bible

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.

Darby Translation

Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were doorkeepers keeping the ward at the storehouses of the gates.

Douay-Rheims

Mathania, and Becbecia, Obedia, and Mosollam, Telmon, Accub, were keepers of the gates and of the entrances before the gates.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)