New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 15:16-19

16Then Davidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the chiefsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881to appointלְהַֽעֲמִ֗ידle.ha.'a.MidH5975their relativesאֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.HemH251the singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891,with instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627of musicשִׁ֛ירshirH7892,harpsנְבָלִ֥יםne.va.LimH5035,lyresוְכִנֹּר֖וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658,loud-soundingמַשְׁמִיעִ֥יםmash.mi.'ImH8085cymbalsוּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.me.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,to raiseלְהָרִֽים־le.ha.rim-H7311soundsבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of joyלְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ פle.sim.ChahH8057.

17Sothe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881appointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975Hemanהֵימָ֣ןhei.ManH1968the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100,and from his relativesאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Berechiahבֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּ סbe.rekh.Ya.huH1296;and from the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847their relativesאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251,Ethanאֵיתָ֖ן'ei.TanH387the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kushaiahקֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃Ku.sha.Ya.huH6984,

18and with them their relativesאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם'a.chei.HemH251of the secondהַמִּשְׁנִ֑יםha.mish.NimH4932rankH4932,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,Benבֵּ֡ןbenH1122,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,Obed-edomH5654and JeielH3262,the gatekeepersהַשֹּׁעֲרִֽים׃ha.sho.'a.RimH7778.

19So the singersוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891,Hemanהֵימָ֥ןhei.ManH1968,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623and Ethanוְאֵיתָ֑ןve.'ei.TanH387were appointedto soundלְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃le.hash.Mi.a'H8085aloud cymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700of bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;

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