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1 Chronicles 15:11-26

11AndDavidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732calledH7121forZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andfortheLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֗םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,forUrielלְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤לle.'u.ri.'ElH222,Asaiahעֲשָׂיָה֙'a.sa.YahH6222,andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הshe.ma'.YahH8098,andElielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֖לve.'e.li.'ElH447,andAmminadabוְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992,

12andsaidH559untothem, YearetheheadsH7218ofthefathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesoftheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881:sanctifyH6942yourselves, both yeandyourbrethren,thatyemaybringוְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927upthearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untotheplacethatIhavepreparedH3559forit.

13Forbecauseye bareitnotatthefirstלְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖הle.ma.ba.Ri.sho.NahH7223,JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430madeabreachuponus,forthatwesoughtH1875himnotaccordingtotheordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ka.mish.PatH4941.

14Sothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881sanctifiedH6942themselvestobringלְהַעֲל֕וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upthearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndthechildrenoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881barethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430upontheirshouldersבִּכְתֵפָ֥םbikh.te.FamH3802withthestavesthereon,asMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

16AndDavidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732spaketothechiefH8269oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881toappointH5975theirbrethrenthesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891,withinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofmusic, psalteriesandharpsוְכִנֹּר֖וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658andcymbalsוּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.me.tzil.Ta.yimH4700, soundingaloudandliftingH7311upthevoiceH6963withjoyלְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ פle.sim.ChahH8057.

17SotheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881appointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975Hemanהֵימָ֣ןhei.ManH1968thesonH1121ofJoelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100;andofhisbrethren,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623thesonH1121ofBerechiah;andofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847theirbrethren,Ethanאֵיתָ֖ן'ei.TanH387thesonH1121ofKushaiah;

18andwiththemtheirbrethrenofthesecondהַמִּשְׁנִ֑יםha.mish.NimH4932degree,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,Ben,andJaaziel,andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,andJehielוִיחִיאֵ֣ל׀vi.chi.'ElH3171,andUnniוְעֻנִּ֡יve.'u.NiH6042,Eliabאֱלִיאָ֡ב'e.li.'AvH446,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֡הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,andMaaseiahוּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641,andMattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָהוּ֩u.ma.tit.ya.HuH4993,andEliphelehuוֶאֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּve.'e.Li.fe.Le.huH466,andMikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּu.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737,andObed-edomH5654,andJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273,thedoorkeepers.

19Sothesingersוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891,Hemanהֵימָ֥ןhei.ManH1968,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623,andEthanוְאֵיתָ֑ןve.'ei.TanH387,wereappointed,withcymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700ofbrasstosoundaloud;

20andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הu.ze.khar.YahH2148,andAziel,andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֤וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'ElH3171,andUnniוְעֻנִּ֣יve.'u.NiH6042,andEliabוֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔בve.'e.li.'AvH446,andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,withpsalteries settoAlamothעֲלָמֽוֹת׃a.la.MotH5961;

21andMattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּu.ma.tit.Ya.huH4993,andEliphelehuוֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּve.'e.li.fe.Le.huH466,andMikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙u.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737,andObed-edomH5654,andJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273,andAzaziahוַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּva.'a.zaz.Ya.huH5812,withharpsבְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתbe.khi.no.RotH3658settotheSheminithהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יתha.she.mi.NitH8067,tolead.

22AndChenaniah,chiefH8269oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881,wasoverthesong:heinstructedH3256aboutthesong,becausehewasskilful.

23AndBerechiahandElkanahוְאֶלְקָנָ֔הve.'el.ka.NahH511weredoorkeepers forthearkלָאָרֽוֹן׃la.'a.RonH727.

24AndShebaniahוּשְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּu.she.van.Ya.huH7645,andJoshaphatוְיֽוֹשָׁפָ֡טve.yo.sha.FatH3146,andNethanelוּנְתַנְאֵ֡לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417,andAmasaiוַעֲמָשַׂ֡יva.'a.ma.SaiH6022,andZechariahוּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּU.ze.khar.ya.huH2148,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֤הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,andEliezerוֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ve.'e.li.'E.zerH461,thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, did blowthetrumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689beforethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andObed-edomH5654andJehiahweredoorkeepersforthearkלָאָרֽוֹן׃la.'a.RonH727.

25SoDavidדָוִ֛ידda.VidH1732,andtheeldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthecaptainsoverthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505,wentH1980tobringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upthearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahoutofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofObed-edomH5654withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ סbe.sim.ChahH8057.

26Anditcametopass,whenGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430helpedבֶּעְזֹ֣רbe'.ZorH5826theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881thatbarethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah,thattheysacrificedH2076sevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651bullocksandsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

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