Moreover the porters [were] at every gate; it was not lawful for any to go from his ordinary service: for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
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1 Esdras 1:16
Moreover the gatekeepers were at every gate. No one needed to depart from his daily duties, for their kindred the Levites prepared for them.
Parallel Translations
Moreover the porters were at every gate; it was not lawful for any to go from his ordinary service: for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
Moreover the porters were at every gate; it was not lawful for any to go from his ordinary service: for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.