The Meaning of Nehemiah 12:9 Explained

Nehemiah 12:9

KJV: Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.

YLT: and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, are over-against them in charges.

Darby: and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them as watches.

ASV: Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brethren, were over against them according to their offices.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also Bakbukiah  and Unni,  their brethren,  [were] over against them in the watches. 

What does Nehemiah 12:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 12

1  The priests and the Levites which came up with Zerubbabel
10  The succession of high priests
22  Certain chief Levites
27  The solemnity of the dedication of the walls
44  The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 12:9 mean?

And Bakbukiah Unni and Unni their brothers [stood] across from them in [their] duties
וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨ה [וענו] (וְעֻנִּ֧י) אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם לְנֶגְדָּ֖ם לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת

וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨ה  And  Bakbukiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּקְבֻּקְיָה  
Sense: a Levite in the time of Nehemiah.
[וענו]  Unni 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
(וְעֻנִּ֧י)  and  Unni 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֻנּׄו 
Sense: a Levite doorkeeper in the time of David.
אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם  their  brothers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
לְנֶגְדָּ֖ם  [stood]  across  from  them 
Parse: Preposition-l, third person masculine plural
Root: נֶגֶד  
Sense: what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv.
לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת  in  [their]  duties 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מִשְׁמֶרֶת  
Sense: guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch.

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