And their brothers, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
And their brothers, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
And their brothers, in the country places where they were living, were to come in every seven days to be with them from time to time.
And their brethren, who were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
And their brethren, and their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:
See the marginal references. If the number of warders was, as stated in Nehemiah (Nehemiah 11:19) 172 (i. e. 168 besides the four chief warders), and the number employed at any one time was, as under David 1 Chronicles 26:17-18, twenty-four, then the turn of the courses to keep ward came every seven weeks.
9:25 To come — From their several villages to the place of worship.
Seven days — Every seventh day the courses were changed, and the new comers were to tarry 'till the next sabbath day.
With them — To be with them, with the chief porters, who alway's abode in the place of God's worship.