And he appointed
`amad (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
according to the order
mishpat (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
of David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
his father
'ab (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
the courses
machaloqeth (makh-al-o'-keth)
a section (of Levites, people or soldiers) -- company, course, division, portion.
of the priests
kohen (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
to their service
`abodah (ab-o-daw')
work of any kind -- act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, wrought.
and the Levites
Leviyiy (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
to their charges
mishmereth (mish-mer'-reth)
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig. observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or party -- charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
to praise
halal (haw-lal')
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
and minister
sharath (shaw-rath')
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to -- minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.
before the priests
kohen (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
as the duty
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of every day
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
required
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
the porters
show`er (sho-are')
a janitor -- doorkeeper, porter.
also by their courses
machaloqeth (makh-al-o'-keth)
a section (of Levites, people or soldiers) -- company, course, division, portion.
at every gate
sha`ar (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
for so had David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
the man
'iysh (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
commanded
mitsvah (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
