Ezra 8:29
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”

Young's Literal Translation
watch, and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.’

King James Bible
Watch ye, and keep [them], until ye weigh [them] before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

Hebrew
Guard
שִׁקְד֣וּ (šiq·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8245: To be alert, sleepless, to be on the lookout

them carefully
וְשִׁמְר֗וּ (wə·šim·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

until
עַֽד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

you weigh them out
תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ (tiš·qə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 8254: To suspend, poise

in the chambers
הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹת (hal·liš·ḵō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 3957: Room, chamber, hall, cell

of the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of the LORD
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

in Jerusalem
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (bî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

before
לִפְנֵי֩ (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the leading
שָׂרֵ֨י (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

priests,
הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

Levites,
וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם (wə·hal·wî·yim)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

and heads
וְשָׂרֵֽי־ (wə·śā·rê-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

of the Israelite
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

families.”
הָאָב֥וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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