הַשַׁבָּ֔ת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הַשַׁבָּ֔ת

   ha-sha-BAT

   the Sabbath
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בָּאֵ֣י הַשַׁבָּ֔ת

   ba-E ha-sha-BAT

   those coming the Sabbath
3. clause🔊 וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ הַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֗ה כְּכֹ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה֮ יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע הַכֹּהֵן֒ וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אֲנָשָׁ֔יו בָּאֵ֣י הַשַׁבָּ֔ת עִ֖ם יוֹצְאֵ֣י הַשַׁבָּ֑ת

   va-ya-a-SU hal-ve-YIM ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA ke-KHOL a-SHER-tsi-VA ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN va-yik-KHU ISH et-a-na-SHAV ba-E ha-sha-BAT IM yo-tse-E ha-sha-BAT

   and they did the Levites and all Judah according to all which he commanded Jehoiada the priest and they took each man {direct object} his men those coming the Sabbath with those going out the Sabbath
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ הַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֗ה כְּכֹ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה֮ יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע הַכֹּהֵן֒ וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אֲנָשָׁ֔יו בָּאֵ֣י הַשַׁבָּ֔ת עִ֖ם יוֹצְאֵ֣י הַשַׁבָּ֑ת כִּ֣י לֹ֥א פָטַ֛ר יְהוֹיָדָ֥ע הַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת־הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃

   va-ya-a-SU hal-ve-YIM ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA ke-KHOL a-SHER-tsi-VA ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN va-yik-KHU ISH et-a-na-SHAV ba-E ha-sha-BAT IM yo-tse-E ha-sha-BAT KI LO pa-TAR ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN et-ha-makh-le-KHOT

   and they did the Levites and all Judah according to all which he commanded Jehoiada the priest and they took each man {direct object} his men those coming the Sabbath with those going out the Sabbath for not he dismissed Jehoiada the priest {direct object} the divisions

Exegesis

The participial pair bā’ê haš-šabbāṯ {בָּאֵי הַשַׁבָּת | bā’ê haš-šabbāṯ} ‘those coming on the Sabbath’ and yōṣə’ê haš-šabbāṯ {יוֹצְאֵי הַשַׁבָּת | yōṣə’ê haš-šabbāṯ} ‘those going out on the Sabbath’ establishes the temple service rotation.

Root and etymology

shin–bet–tav🔊 שׁ־ב־תš-b-t

“rest; cessation”