18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Chronicles 9:18:1 ⧉וְֽעַד־הֵ֔נָּהveadhenaand until now or up to here 1 Chronicles 9:18:2 ⧉בְּשַׁ֥עַרbeshaarin the gate 1 Chronicles 9:18:3 ⧉הַמֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekhof the king 1 Chronicles 9:18:4 ⧉מִזְרָ֑חָהmizrakhaeastward or to the east 1 Chronicles 9:18:5 ⧉הֵ֚מָּהhemathey 1 Chronicles 9:18:6 ⧉הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםhashoarimthe gatekeepers 1 Chronicles 9:18:7 ⧉לְמַחֲנ֖וֹתlemakhanotfor the camps 1 Chronicles 9:18:8 ⧉בְּנֵ֥יbenesons of 1 Chronicles 9:18:9 ⧉לֵוִֽי׃leviLevi |
18. Formal Translation And until now, at the King’s Gate toward the east, they are the gatekeepers for the camps of the sons of Levi. |
18. Dynamic Translation Up to this moment, these are the gatekeepers stationed at the eastern King’s Gate, overseeing the camps of the Levites. |