Strong's Lexicon So they וְהֵ֨ם (wə·hêm) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who and their descendants וּבְנֵיהֶ֜ם (ū·ḇə·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class were assigned to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although guard לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃ (lə·miš·mā·rō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 4931: 1) guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch 1a) guard, watch, house of detention or confinement 1b) keeping, preserving 1c) charge, injunction 1d) office, function (ceremonial) the gates הַשְּׁעָרִ֧ים (haš·šə·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8179: 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven of the house לְבֵית־ (lə·ḇêṯ-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within of the LORD— יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 the house לְבֵ֥ית־ (lə·ḇêṯ-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within called the Tent. הָאֹ֖הֶל (hā·’ō·hel) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 168: 1) tent 1a) nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience 1b) dwelling, home, habitation 1c) the sacred tent of Jehovah (the tabernacle) Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD— the house called the Tent. Young's Literal Translation And they and their sons [are] over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tent, by watches. Holman Christian Standard Bible So they and their sons were assigned to the gates of the LORD’s temple, which had been the tent-temple . New American Standard Bible So they and their sons had charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, [even] the house of the tent, as guards. King James Bible So they and their children [had] the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, [namely], the house of the tabernacle, by wards. Parallel Verses New International Version They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD--the house called the tent of meeting. New Living Translation These gatekeepers and their descendants, by their divisions, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the LORD when that house was a tent. English Standard Version So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the house of the tent, as guards. New American Standard Bible So they and their sons had charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tent, as guards. King James Bible So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. Holman Christian Standard Bible So they and their sons were assigned to the gates of the LORD's temple, which had been the tent-temple. International Standard Version so they and their descendants were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the House of the Tent, as guardians. NET Bible They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the LORD's sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle). American Standard Version So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards. English Revised Version So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tabernacle, by wards. Young's Literal Translation And they and their sons are over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tent, by watches. Cross References 1 Chronicles 9:22 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. 1 Chronicles 9:24 In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. Ezekiel 40:45 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. 1 Chronicles 1:1 Adam, Sheth, Enosh, 1 Chronicles 9:21 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 1 Chronicles 9:20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him. 1 Chronicles 9:25 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them. 1 Chronicles 9:26 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. 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