Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion. Young's Literal Translation And I say to the Levites, that they be cleansed, and, coming in, keeping the gates, to sanctify the sabbath-day. Also, this, remember for me, O my God, and have pity on me, according to the abundance of Thy kindness. King James Bible And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and [that] they should come [and] keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, [concerning] this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. Hebrew Then I instructedוָאֹמְרָ֣ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֗ם (lal·wî·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi to purify themselves מִֽטַּהֲרִים֙ (miṭ·ṭa·hă·rîm) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure and guard שֹׁמְרִ֣ים (šō·mə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the gates הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים (haš·šə·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate in order to keep the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath day י֣וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day holy. לְקַדֵּ֖שׁ (lə·qad·dêš) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated Remember זָכְרָה־ (zā·ḵə·rāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male me for this זֹאת֙ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, as well, גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and O my God, אֱלֹהַ֔י (’ĕ·lō·hay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and {show} me עָלַ֖י (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against mercy וְח֥וּסָה (wə·ḥū·sāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 2347: To pity, look upon with compassion according to Your abundant כְּרֹ֥ב (kə·rōḇ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness loving devotion. חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ (ḥas·de·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty |