1 Chronicles 9:27 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them [is] the watch, and they [are] over the opening, even morning by morning.

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.

English Amplified

They lodged round about God's house, for the duty [of watching] was theirs, as well as the opening of the house every morning.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

They lodged round about God's house, for the duty [of watching] was theirs, as well as the opening of the house every morning.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They spent the night in the vicinity of God’s temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

for they stayed round about the house of God during the night, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them.

English EASY 2024

They stayed at their places around God's house during each night. It was their work to keep it safe. Each morning they would use their key to open the gates.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They stayed up all night guarding God's Temple, and they had the job of opening God's Temple every morning.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They lived near the Temple, because it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They would spend the night stationed around God's temple because they had to guard it and open it every morning.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They spent the night in the vicinity of God's temple, because they had guard duty and were in charge of opening it every morning.

English KJV 1611

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

And they spent the night all around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were over opening it morning by morning.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They spent the night around the house of God, for the watch was entrusted to them, and they were responsible for opening it every morning.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

They spent the night around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they were in charge of opening it morning by morning.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

At night they lodged about the house of God, for it was in their charge and they had the duty of opening it each morning.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They would spend the night in their posts all around God’s sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They spent the night in their positions around the house of God. That's because they had to guard it. They were in charge of the key that opened the temple each morning.

They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.

English NKJ 1982

And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning.

They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it. It was also their job to open the gates every morning.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And they would spend the night near the house of God; for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And they lodged round about the house of God; for upon them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Because of their important positions, they lived near the Tabernacle, and they opened the gates each morning.

English Tyndale 1537

and lay all night round about the house of God: because the keeping thereof pertained to them and to open it every morning.