Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblewere over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers. Young's Literal Translation and over the burden-bearers, and overseers of every one doing work for service and service; and of the Levites [are] scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers. King James Bible Also [they were] over the bearers of burdens, and [were] overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites [there were] scribes, and officers, and porters. Hebrew were overוְעַ֣ל (wə·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the laborers הַסַּבָּלִ֗ים (has·sab·bā·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5449: Burden bearer and supervised וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙ (ū·mə·naṣ·ṣə·ḥîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5329: To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent all לְכֹל֙ (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who did עֹשֵׂ֣ה (‘ō·śêh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 6213: To do, make the work, מְלָאכָ֔ה (mə·lā·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property task לַעֲבוֹדָ֖ה (la·‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5656: Work of any kind by task. וַעֲבוֹדָ֑ה (wa·‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5656: Work of any kind Some of the Levites וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (ū·mê·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi were secretaries, סוֹפְרִ֥ים (sō·wp̄·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate officers, וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים (wə·šō·ṭə·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7860: A scribe, an official superintendent, magistrate and gatekeepers. וְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים׃ (wə·šō·w·‘ă·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7778: A gatekeeper |