mish-mer'-reth
fem. of 4929; watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the
sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig.
observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or
party:--charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace,
safeguard, ward, watch.
see Hebrew for [04929]
So they and their children [01121] had the oversight of the gates [08179] of the house [01004] of the Lord [03068], namely, the house [01004] of the tabernacle [0168], by wards [04931].
And they lodged [03885] round about [05439] the house [01004] of God [0430], because the charge [04931] was upon them, and the opening [04668] thereof every morning [01242] pertained to them.
And of the children [01121] of Benjamin [01144], the kindred [0251] of Saul [07586], three [07969] thousand [0505]: for hitherto the greatest [04768] part of them had kept [08104] the ward [04931] of the house [01004] of Saul [07586].kindred: Heb. brethrenthe greatest…: Heb. a multitude of them
And that they should keep [08104] the charge [04931] of the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150], and the charge [04931] of the holy [06944] place, and the charge [04931] of the sons [01121] of Aaron [0175] their brethren [0251], in the service [05656] of the house [01004] of the Lord [03068].
And they cast [05307] lots [01486], ward [04931] against [05980] ward, as well the small [06996] as the great [01419], the teacher [0995] as the scholar [08527].
Among these were the divisions [04256] of the porters [07778], even among the chief [07218] men [01397], having wards [04931] one against [05980] another [0251], to minister [08334] in the house [01004] of the Lord [03068].