1 Chronicles 26:16
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To Sephim, and Hosa towards the west, by the gate which leadeth to the way of the ascent: ward against ward.

Hosah

1 Chronicles 25:10,11 The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve. . . .

causeway

1 Kings 10:5 And the meat of his table, and the apartments of his servants, and the order of his ministers, and their apparel, and the cupbearers, and the holocausts, which he offered in the house of the Lord, she had no longer any spirit in her;

2 Chronicles 9:4 And the meats of his table, and the dwelling places of his servants, and the attendance of his officers, and their apparel, his cupbearers also, and their garments, and the victims which he offered in the house of the Lord: there was no more spirit in her, she was so astonished.

1 Chronicles 25:12 The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

1 Chronicles 25:8 And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

Nehemiah 12:24 Now the chief of the Levites were Hasebia, Serebia, and Josue the son of Cedmihel: and their brethren by their courses, to praise and to give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, and to wait equally in order.

Context
The Divisions of the Gatekeepers
15And to Obededom and his sons that towards the south: in which part of the house was the council of the ancients. 16To Sephim, and Hosa towards the west, by the gate which leadeth to the way of the ascent: ward against ward.17Now towards the east were six Levites: and towards the north four a day: and towards the south likewise four a day: and where the council was, two and two.…
Cross References
1 Chronicles 26:15
And to Obededom and his sons that towards the south: in which part of the house was the council of the ancients.

1 Chronicles 26:17
Now towards the east were six Levites: and towards the north four a day: and towards the south likewise four a day: and where the council was, two and two.

1 Chronicles 26:18
In the cells also of the porters toward the west four in the way: and two at every cell.

Lexicon
[The lots] for the West Gate
לַֽמַּעֲרָ֔ב (lam·ma·‘ă·rāḇ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4628: The west

and
עִ֚ם (‘im)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

the Shallecheth
שַׁלֶּ֔כֶת (šal·le·ḵeṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7996: Shallecheth -- '(gate of) casting forth', a temple gate on the west side

Gate
שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

on the ascending
הָעוֹלָ֑ה (hā·‘ō·w·lāh)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

highway
בַּֽמְסִלָּ֖ה (bam·sil·lāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4546: A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase

[fell to] Shuppim
לְשֻׁפִּ֤ים (lə·šup·pîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8206: Shuppim -- two Israelites

and Hosah.
וּלְחֹסָה֙ (ū·lə·ḥō·sāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2621: Hosah -- a Levite, also a place in Asher

There were guards
מִשְׁמָ֖ר (miš·mār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4929: Place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance

stationed
לְעֻמַּ֥ת (lə·‘um·maṯ)
Preposition-l
Strong's Hebrew 5980: Society, near, beside, along with

at every watch.
מִשְׁמָֽר׃ (miš·mār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4929: Place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance


Additional Translations
The lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway fell to Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, watch against watch.

They gave the lot for the second to Osa westward, after the gate of the chamber by the ascent, watch against watch.

To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch.

To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, ward against ward.

To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the way of the ascent, ward against ward.

To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watch against watch.

to Shuppim and to Hosah to the west, with the gate Shallecheth, in the highway, the ascent, charge over-against charge;
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