Nehemiah 12:45 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 12:45 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיִּשְׁמְר֞וּ
shâmar
H8104
to keep
מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת
mishmereth
H4931
guard
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת
mishmereth
H4931
guard
הַֽטָּהֳרָ֔ה
ṭohŏrâh
H2893
purification
וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים
shîyr
H7891
to sing
וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים
shôwʻêr
H7778
gatekeeper
כְּמִצְוַ֥ת
mitsvâh
H4687
commandment
דָּוִ֖יד
Dâvid
H1732
David
שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
בְנֽוֹ
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they kept the service watch of their God and the service watch of purification, also the ones who sang and the gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and Solomon his son.
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