19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 11:19:1 ⧉וְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙vehashoarimand the gatekeepers Nehemiah 11:19:2 ⧉עַקּ֣וּבakuvAkkub Nehemiah 11:19:3 ⧉טַלְמ֔וֹןtalmonTalmon Nehemiah 11:19:4 ⧉וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םvaakhehemand their brothers Nehemiah 11:19:5 ⧉הַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםhashomerimthe ones keeping watch Nehemiah 11:19:6 ⧉בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑יםbashearimat the gates Nehemiah 11:19:7 ⧉מֵאָ֖הmeaone hundred Nehemiah 11:19:8 ⧉שִׁבְעִ֥יםshiveimseventy Nehemiah 11:19:9 ⧉וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ushenayimand two |
19. Formal Translation And the gatekeepers—Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, the ones guarding at the gates—numbered one hundred seventy-two men. |
19. Dynamic Translation The gatekeepers were Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the gates as sentries—a total of 172 men. |