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1 Chronicles 15:16-22

16David alsoדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the leadersלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881to appointלְהַֽעֲמִ֗ידle.ha.'a.MidH5975אֶת־'et-H853their relativesאֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.HemH251as singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891to lift upלְהָרִֽים־le.ha.rim-H7311their voicesבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963with joyלְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ פle.sim.ChahH8057,accompanied by musicalשִׁ֛ירshirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627—harpsנְבָלִ֥יםne.va.LimH5035,lyresוְכִנֹּר֖וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658,and cymbalsוּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִם מַשְׁמִיעִ֥יםu.me.tzil.Ta.yim mash.mi.'ImH4700 H8085.

17So the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881אֵ֚ת'etH853appointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975Hemanהֵימָ֣ןhei.ManH1968sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100;fromוּמִ֨ן־u.Min-H4480his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Berechiahבֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּ סbe.rekh.Ya.huH1296;fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251the Meraritesבְּנֵ֤י מְרָרִי֙be.Nei me.ra.RiH1121 H4847,Ethanאֵיתָ֖ן'ei.TanH387sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kushaiahקֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃Ku.sha.Ya.huH6984;

18and with themוְעִמָּהֶ֖םve.'i.ma.HemH5973their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם'a.chei.HemH251next in rankהַמִּשְׁנִ֑יםha.mish.NimH4932:Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148בֵּ֡ןbenH1122,Jaazielוְיַֽעֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.'a.zi.'ElH3268,Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,Jehielוִיחִיאֵ֣ל׀vi.chi.'ElH3171,Unniוְעֻנִּ֡יve.'u.NiH6042,Eliabאֱלִיאָ֡ב'e.li.'AvH446,Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֡הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,Maaseiahוּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641,Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָהוּ֩u.ma.tit.ya.HuH4993,Eliphelehuוֶאֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּve.'e.Li.fe.Le.huH466,Mikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּu.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737,and the gatekeepersהַשֹּׁעֲרִֽים׃ha.sho.'a.RimH7778Obed-edomH5654and Jeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273.

19The musiciansוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891Hemanהֵימָ֥ןhei.ManH1968,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623,and Ethanוְאֵיתָ֑ןve.'ei.TanH387were to soundלְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃le.hash.Mi.a'H8085the bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178cymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700.

20Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הu.ze.khar.YahH2148,Azielוַעֲזִיאֵ֜לva.'a.zi.'ElH5815,Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֤וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'ElH3171,Unniוְעֻנִּ֣יve.'u.NiH6042,Eliabוֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔בve.'e.li.'AvH446,Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141were to play the harpsבִּנְבָלִ֖יםbin.va.LimH5035according toעַל־'al-H5921Alamothעֲלָמֽוֹת׃a.la.MotH5961.

21And Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּu.ma.tit.Ya.huH4993,Eliphelehuוֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּve.'e.li.fe.Le.huH466,Mikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙u.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737,Obed-edomH5654,Jeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273,and Azaziahוַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּva.'a.zaz.Ya.huH5812were to lead the musicלְנַצֵּֽחַ׃le.na.Tze.achH5329with lyresבְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתbe.khi.no.RotH3658according toעַל־'al-H5921Sheminithהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יתha.she.mi.NitH8067.

22Chenaniahוּכְנַנְיָ֥הוּu.khe.nan.Ya.huH3663the headשַֽׂר־sar-H8269Leviteהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881בְּמַשָּׂ֑אbe.ma.Sa'H4853was the directorיָסֹר֙ya.SorH3256of the musicבַּמַּשָּׂ֔אba.ma.Sa'H4853becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931washighly skilledמֵבִ֖יןme.VinH995.

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