Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleand commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace, Young's Literal Translation and commandeth them, saying, ‘This [is] the thing that ye do; The third of you [are] going in on the sabbath, and keepers of the charge of the house of the king, King James Bible And he commanded them, saying, This [is] the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house; Hebrew and commanded them,וַיְצַוֵּ֣ם (way·ṣaw·wêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order “This זֶ֥ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that is what אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you are to do: תַּעֲשׂ֑וּן (ta·‘ă·śūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 6213: To do, make A third הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית (haš·šə·li·šîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) of you מִכֶּם֙ (mik·kem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of who come on duty בָּאֵ֣י (bā·’ê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go on the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath shall guard וְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔י (wə·šō·mə·rê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the royal הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king palace, בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house |