Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 16:1-6

1So they broughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and placedוַיַּצִּ֣יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853it insideבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732had pitchedנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186for it.And they presentedוַיַּקְרִ֛יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126burnt offeringsעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

2When Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had finishedוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615sacrificingמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927the burnt offeringsהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and peace offeringsוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002,he blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Then he distributedוַיְחַלֵּק֙vay.cha.LekH2505to everyלְכָל־ אִ֣ישׁle.khol 'ishH3605 H376manמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704womanאִשָּׁ֑ה לְאִישׁ֙'i.Shah le.'IshH802 H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478a loafכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,a date cakeוְאֶשְׁפָּ֖רve.'esh.ParH829,and a raisin cakeוַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃va.'a.shi.ShahH809.

4David appointedוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414some ofמִן־min-H4480the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881to ministerמְשָׁרְתִ֑יםme.sha.re.TimH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,to celebrateוּלְהַזְכִּיר֙u.le.haz.KirH2142,to give thanksוּלְהוֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034,and to praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Asaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623was the chiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148was secondוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932, thenJeielיְעִיאֵ֡לye.'i.'ElH3273,Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171,Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֡הu.ma.tit.YahH4993,Eliabוֶאֱלִיאָ֡בve.'e.li.'AvH446,Benaiahוּבְנָיָהוּ֩u.ve.na.ya.HuH1141,Obed-edomH5654,and Jeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֗ל בִּכְלֵ֤יvi.'i.'El bikh.LeiH3273 H3627.They were to play the harpsנְבָלִים֙ne.va.LimH5035and lyresוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658,while Asaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623soundedמַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃mash.Mi.a'H8085the cymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700

6and the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141and Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166blew the trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689regularlyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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