They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord—the house called the tent of meeting.
NMVSo they and their children [had] the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate), [namely], the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
OJBSo they and their banim had the oversight of the she'arim (gates) of the Beis Hashem, namely, the Beis HaOhel, by mishmarot (shifts, watches).
RVSo they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, even the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
T4TThe work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.