1 Chronicles 9:33
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.

Young's Literal Translation
And these who sing, heads of fathers of the Levites, in the chambers, [are] free, for by day and by night [they are] over them in the work.

King James Bible
And these [are] the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, [who remaining] in the chambers [were] free {08675;06359>: for they were employed in [that] work day and night.

Hebrew
Those who were
וְאֵ֣לֶּה (wə·’êl·leh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

musicians,
הַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִים (ham·šō·rə·rîm)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7891: To sing

the heads
רָאשֵׁ֨י (rā·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7218: The head

of Levite
לַלְוִיִּ֛ם (lal·wî·yim)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

families,
אָב֧וֹת (’ā·ḇō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

stayed in the temple chambers
בַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖ת (bal·lə·šā·ḵōṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 3957: Room, chamber, hall, cell

and were exempt
פְּטוּרִ֑ים (pə·ṭū·rîm)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Strong's 6358: Opened, a bud

[from other duties]
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

because they were
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

on duty
בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ (bam·mə·lā·ḵāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

day
יוֹמָ֥ם (yō·w·mām)
Adverb
Strong's 3119: Daytime, by day

and night.
וָלַ֛יְלָה (wā·lay·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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