Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.

New American Standard Bible

The gatekeepers were on the four sides, to the east, west, north and south.

King James Version

In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

International Standard Version

The guardians were stationed on four sides east, west, north, and south.

A Conservative Version

On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

American Standard Version

On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

Amplified

The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides —on the east, west, north, and south.

Bible in Basic English

There were keepers of the doors on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south.

Darby Translation

At the four quarters were the doorkeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.

Julia Smith Translation

To the four quarters will be the gates, from the sunrising, the sea, the north and the south.

King James 2000

In four quarters were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The gatekeepers [were] on four sides: east, west, north, and south.

Modern King James verseion

The gatekeepers were to the four quarters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

In four quarters were the keepers: toward the east, west, north and south.

NET Bible

The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides -- east, west, north, and south.

New Heart English Bible

On the four sides were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south.

The Emphasized Bible

Towards the four winds, were the keepers of the gates, - eastward, westward, northward, and southward.

Webster

In four quarters were the porters, towards the east, west, north and south.

World English Bible

On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

Youngs Literal Translation

At four sides are the gatekeepers, east, west, north, and south.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
In four
ארבּעה ארבּע 
'arba` 
Usage: 318

רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

שׁער שׁוער 
Show`er 
Usage: 37

toward the east
מזרח 
Mizrach 
Usage: 73

ים 
Yam 
Usage: 396

צפן צפון 
Tsaphown 
Usage: 153

References

Context Readings

Exiles Who Resettled In Jerusalem

23 So they and their sons were assigned to the gates of the Lord’s temple, which had been the tent-temple. 24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north, and south. 25 Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to be with them seven days,



Cross References

1 Chronicles 26:14-18

The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate.

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