KJV King James Version
And [certain] of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.
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1 Chronicles 9:28
And [certain] of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.
WEB World English Bible
Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.
ASV American Standard Version
And certain of them had charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And some of them are over the vessels of service, for by number they bring them in, and by number they take them out.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 9
25 And their brethren, [which were] in their villages, [were] to come after seven days from time to time with them.
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.
27 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge [was] upon them, and the opening thereof every morning [pertained] to them.
28 And [certain] of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.
29 [Some] of them also [were] appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
30 And [some] of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
31 And Mattithiah, [one] of the Levites, who [was] the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
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Nehemiah 12:44And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.Nehemiah 13:4-5And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, [was] allied unto Tobiah:Numbers 23:25-27And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.1 Chronicles 26:22-26The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, [which were] over the treasures of the house of the LORD.Ezra 8:25-30And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, [even] the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellers, and his lords, and all Israel [there] present, had offered:
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