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Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto
Abel and to his offering:
while
Abel brought the best
portions of the
firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on
Abel and his offering,
Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the
portion of the men which went with me, Aner,
Eshcol, and
Mamre; let them take their
portion.
I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner,
Eshcol, and
Mamre. They may take their
portion.”
And
Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any
portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
And
Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any
portion or inheritance left in our father’s house?
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s
mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they
drank, and were
merry with him.
When the
portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s
portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and
drank freely with Joseph.
Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
However, he did not acquire the priests’
portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They
ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the
Amorites with my sword and bow.”
And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s
consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part.
Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s
ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your
portion.
And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’ by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an
heave offering: and it shall be an
heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their
heave offering unto the LORD.
This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular
portion from the Israelites, for it is the
heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.
And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take
thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the
frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the
memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:
and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the
frankincense, and burn this as a
memorial portion on the altar, an offering made by fire, a pleasing
aroma to the LORD.
And the priest shall take from the meat offering a
memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
The priest is to remove the
memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing
aroma to the LORD.
And the priest shall burn the
memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the
frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
The priest shall then burn the
memorial portion of the
crushed grain and the oil, together with all its
frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a
memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.
He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a
memorial portion and burn it on the altar
atop the offerings made by fire to the LORD; it is a sin offering.
And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn
thereon the fat of the peace offerings.
The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be
extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat
portions of the peace offerings on it.
And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the
frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the
memorial of it, unto the LORD.
The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the
frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the
memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing
aroma to the LORD.
It shall not be
baken with
leaven. I have given it unto them for their
portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the
trespass offering.
It must not be
baked with
leaven; I have assigned it as their
portion of My offerings made by fire. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.
All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.
Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the offerings made by fire to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”
And the priest of his sons that is
anointed in his
stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD, it shall be wholly burnt.
The priest, who is one of Aaron’s sons and will be
anointed to take his place, is to prepare it. As a permanent
portion for the LORD, it must be burned completely.
And of it he shall offer one out of the whole
oblation for an
heave offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest’s that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings.
From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the LORD. It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering.
He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.
The son of Aaron who presents the blood and fat of the peace offering shall have the right
thigh as a
portion.
For the wave breast and the
heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.
I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the
thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent
portion from the sons of Israel.’”
This is the
portion of the
anointing of Aaron, and of the
anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest’s office;
This is the portion of the offerings made by fire to the LORD for Aaron and his sons since the day they were presented to serve the LORD as priests.
Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he
anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations.
On the day they were
anointed, the LORD commanded that this be given them by the sons of Israel. It is a permanent
portion for the generations to come.
And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of
consecration it was Moses’ part; as the LORD commanded Moses.
He also took the breast—Moses’
portion of the ram of
ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.
And the fat of the
bullock and of the ram, the
rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the
kidneys, and the
caul above the liver:
They also brought the fat
portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the
entrails, the
kidneys, and the
lobe of the liver—
And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
and placed these on the breasts. Aaron burned the fat portions on the altar,
And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they
shouted, and fell on their faces.
Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat
portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they
shouted for joy and fell facedown.
And the wave breast and
heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.
And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the
thigh of the contribution in a
ceremonially clean place, because these
portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.
The
heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.
They are to bring the
thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat
portions of the offerings made by fire, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”
And thou shalt put pure
frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a
memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
And you are to place pure
frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a
memorial portion for the bread, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.
It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD—his
portion forever.”
And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the
memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.
Then the priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a
memorial portion and burn it on the altar; after that he is to have the woman drink the water.
And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and
heave shoulder: and after that the
Nazarite may drink wine.
The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy
portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the
thigh that was presented. After that, the
Nazirite may drink wine.
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine
heave offerings of all the
hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the
anointing, and to thy sons, by an
ordinance for ever.
Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.
This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every
oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every
trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.
A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.
Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to
Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave
portions to
Balaam and the princes who were with him.
And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one
portion of fifty, of the persons, of the
beeves, of the
asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle,
donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
This was the half portion for those who had gone to war:
Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.
And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe
whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.
But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the
portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our
allotted inheritance would be taken away.
Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.
And ye shall
rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the
Levite that is within your gates;
forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
And you shall
rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
Levite within your gates, since he has no
portion or inheritance among you.
And the
Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not
forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
And do not neglect the
Levite within your gates, since he has no
portion or inheritance among you.
And the
Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may
bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
Then the
Levite (because he has no
portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will
bless you in all the work of your hands.
The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.
The
Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no
portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made by fire to the LORD; that is their inheritance.
They shall have like
portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his
patrimony.
They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate.
But he shall acknowledge the son of the
hated for the
firstborn, by giving him a double
portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the
firstborn is his.
Instead, he must acknowledge the
firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double
portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the
firstborn belongs to him.
Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the
hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the
Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not
transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred
portion and have given it to the
Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not
transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.
I have not eaten thereof in my
mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have
hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.
I have not eaten any of the sacred
portion while in
mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.
For the LORD’S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
But the LORD’s
portion is His people, Jacob His
allotted inheritance.
And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a
portion of the
lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
He chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.”
These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by
Jericho, eastward.
These were the
portions Moses had given them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan, east of
Jericho.
And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of
Canaan, which
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of
Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
Now these are the
portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of
Canaan, as distributed by
Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of
Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
For the children of Joseph were two tribes,
Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
The descendants of Joseph became two tribes,
Manasseh and Ephraim. And no
portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.
And unto
Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of
Anak, which city is
Hebron.
According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave
Caleb son of Jephunneh a
portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is,
Hebron. (Arba was the
forefather of
Anak.)
And there fell ten
portions to
Manasseh, beside the land of
Gilead and
Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one
portion to
inherit, seeing I am a great people,
forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall
abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall
abide in their coasts on the north.
and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.
Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description
hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
When you have
mapped out the seven
portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.
But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and
Gad, and
Reuben, and half the tribe of
Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.
The Levites, however, have no
portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And
Gad,
Reuben, and half the tribe of
Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”
And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at
Shiloh.
So the men departed and went throughout the land,
mapping it city by city into seven
portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in
Shiloh.
Out of the
portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of
Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of
Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
But unto
Hannah he gave a worthy
portion; for he loved
Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her
womb.
But to
Hannah he would give a double
portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her
womb.
And Samuel said unto the
cook, Bring the
portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
And Samuel said to the
cook, “Bring the
portion I gave you and told you to set aside.”
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren
fare, and take their
pledge.
Take also these ten
portions of
cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the
welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.
And the
watchman saw another man running: and the
watchman called unto the
porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth
tidings.
the
watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.
And Solomon had
threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and
fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
Solomon had 70,000
porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
And the
porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
The
portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.
And he made a
porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the
porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
Solomon made his
colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a
portico in front of it and a
canopy with pillars in front of the
portico.
And the great court round about was with three rows of
hewed stones, and a row of
cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the
porch of the house.
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of
lily work in the
porch, four cubits.
And the capitals
atop the pillars in the
portico were shaped like
lilies, four cubits high.
And he set up the pillars in the
porch of the temple: and he set up the right
pillar, and called the name thereof
Jachin: and he set up the left
pillar, and he called the name thereof Boaz.
Thus he set up the pillars at the
portico of the temple. The
pillar to the south he named
Jachin, and the
pillar to the north he named Boaz.
So when all Israel saw that the king
hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What
portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of
Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to
listen to them, they answered the king: “What
portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of
Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that
Elijah said unto
Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And
Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double
portion of thy spirit be upon me.
After they had crossed over,
Elijah said to
Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me
inherit a double
portion of your spirit,”
Elisha replied.
So they came and called unto the
porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses
tied, and
asses tied, and the tents as they were.
So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, saying, “We went to the
Aramean camp and no one was there—not a trace—only
tethered horses and
donkeys, and the tents were
intact.”
And he called the
porters; and they told it to the king’s house within.
The gatekeepers
shouted the news, and it was reported to the king’s household.
And the dogs shall eat
Jezebel in the
portion of
Jezreel, and there shall be none to
bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
And on the plot of ground at
Jezreel the dogs will
devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to
bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.
And
Joram said, Make ready. And his
chariot was made ready. And
Joram king of Israel and
Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his
chariot, and they went out against
Jehu, and met him in the
portion of
Naboth the Jezreelite.
Then said
Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the
portion of the field of
Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou
rode together after
Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
And
Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “
Pick him up and throw him into the field of
Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father
Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:
Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant
Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the
portion of
Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of
Jezebel:
So they went back and told
Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant
Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at
Jezreel the dogs will
devour the flesh of
Jezebel.
And the
carcase of
Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the
portion of
Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is
Jezebel.
And
Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at
Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is
Jezebel.’”
And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
And the king provided
Jehoiachin a daily
portion for the rest of his life.
And the
porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were
porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
Shallum was their chief; he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
And
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was
porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
All these which were chosen to be
porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their
genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the
seer did
ordain in their set office.
The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by
genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the
seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
In four quarters were the
porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
For these Levites, the four chief
porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and
treasuries of the house of God.
But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the
treasuries of the house of God.
And with them their brethren of the second degree,
Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-
edom, and Jeiel, the
porters.
and with them their brothers next in rank:
Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-
edom and Jeiel.
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of
Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
‘I will give you the land of
Canaan as the
portion of your inheritance.’
along with Obed-
edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-
edom son of
Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
And with them Heman and
Jeduthun with
trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of
Jeduthun were
porters.
Heman and
Jeduthun had with them
trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of
Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
Moreover four thousand were
porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise
therewith.
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
Concerning the divisions of the
porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of
Asaph.
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of
Asaph.
Among these were the divisions of the
porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their brothers did.
These are the divisions of the
porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of
Korah and Merari.
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the
porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the
treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the
portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.
And Solomon told out
threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and
fourscore thousand to
hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
So he conscripted 70,000
porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.