King James Version

Nehemiah 12:45

And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

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וַֽיִּשְׁמְר֞וּvayishmervand bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and beward”, the next action in the storyH8104properly, 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).מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmishmeretor to be keptמִשְׁמֶרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “or to be kept”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4931watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or partycharge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙eloheyhemGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.וּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתumishmeretand or to be keptמִשְׁמֶרֶתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and or to be kept”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4931watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or partycharge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.הַֽטָּהֳרָ֔הhatahorahthe purificationטׇהֳרָהdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the purification”, the ordinary formH2893ceremonial purification; moral purity[idiom] is cleansed, cleansing, purification(-fying).וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםvehamshorerimand the singשִׁירconjunction, definite article, verb, polel, participle, absolute — “and the sing”, a verb used as a describing wordH7891to singbehold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםvehashoarimand the doorkeeperשׁוֹעֵרconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the doorkeeper”, the ordinary formH7778a janitordoorkeeper, porter.כְּמִצְוַ֥תkemitsvatas lawמִצְוָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “as law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.דָּוִ֖ידdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.שְׁלֹמֹ֥הshelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.בְנֽוֹvenvosonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they kept the charge of their God, and the charge of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the singers and the gatekeepers keep the charge of their God, even the charge of the cleansing — according to the command of David [and] Solomon his son,

World English Bible

They performed the duty of their God and the duty of the purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and of Solomon his son.

Darby Translation

And, with the singers and the doorkeepers, they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David [and] of Solomon his son.

Douay-Rheims

For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)