Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd the guards stood with weapons in hand surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple. Young's Literal Translation And the runners stand, each with his weapons in his hand, from the right shoulder of the house unto the left shoulder of the house, by the altar and by the house, by the king round about; King James Bible And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, [along] by the altar and the temple. Hebrew And the guardsהָרָצִ֜ים (hā·rā·ṣîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7323: To run stood וַיַּעַמְד֨וּ (way·ya·‘am·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations with weapons וְכֵלָ֣יו (wə·ḵê·lāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus in hand בְּיָד֗וֹ (bə·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand surrounding סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king by the altar לַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (lam·miz·bê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar and the temple, וְלַבָּ֑יִת (wə·lab·bā·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house from the south הַיְמָנִית֙ (hay·mā·nîṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 3233: Right hand, right side מִכֶּ֨תֶף (mik·ke·ṯep̄) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3802: The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the north הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔ית (haś·śə·mā·lîṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 8042: Situated on the left side side כֶּ֤תֶף (ke·ṯep̄) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3802: The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything of the temple. הַבַּ֙יִת֙ (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house |