New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 15:17-28

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;

20and Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הu.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.huH4641and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, withharpsבִּנְבָלִ֖יםbin.va.LimH5035tuned toalamothעֲלָמֽוֹת׃a.la.MotH5961;

21and Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּu.ma.tit.Ya.huH4993,Eliphelehuוֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּve.'e.li.fe.Le.huH466,Mikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙u.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737,Obed-edomH5654,JeielH3262and Azaziahוַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּva.'a.zaz.Ya.huH5812,to leadלְנַצֵּֽחַ׃le.na.Tze.achH5329withlyresבְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתbe.khi.no.RotH3658tuned tothe sheminithH8066.

22Chenaniahוּכְנַנְיָ֥הוּu.khe.nan.Ya.huH3663,chiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881, was in charge ofthe singingבְּמַשָּׂ֑אbe.ma.Sa'H4853;he gaveH3256instructionH3256in singingבַּמַּשָּׂ֔אba.ma.Sa'H4853becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he was skillfulמֵבִ֖יןme.VinH995.

23Berechiahוּבֶֽרֶכְיָה֙u.ve.rekh.YahH1296and Elkanahוְאֶלְקָנָ֔הve.'el.ka.NahH511were gatekeepersשֹׁעֲרִ֖יםsho.'a.RimH7778for the arkלָאָרֽוֹן׃la.'a.RonH727.

24Shebaniahוּשְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּu.she.van.Ya.huH7645,JoshaphatH3092,Nethanelוּנְתַנְאֵ֡לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417,Amasaiוַעֲמָשַׂ֡יva.'a.ma.SaiH6022,Zechariahוּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּU.ze.khar.ya.huH2148,Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֤הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141and Eliezerוֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ve.'e.li.'E.zerH461,the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,blewמַחְצְרִים֙ma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690the trumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Obed-edomH5654and Jehiahוִֽיחִיָּ֔הvi.chi.YahH3174also weregatekeepersשֹׁעֲרִ֖יםsho.'a.RimH7778for the arkלָאָרֽוֹן׃la.'a.RonH727.

25So it wasDavidדָוִ֛ידda.VidH1732,with the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505,who wentהַהֹֽלְכִ֗יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980to bringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927up the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068fromthe houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654with joyבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ סbe.sim.ChahH8057.

26Because Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was helpingבֶּעְזֹ֣רbe'.ZorH5826the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881who were carryingנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,they sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּח֥וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651bullsפָרִ֖יםfa.RimH6499and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

27Now Davidוְדָוִ֞ידve.da.VidH1732was clothedמְכֻרְבָּ֣ל׀me.khur.BalH3736with a robeבִּמְעִ֣ילbim.'IlH4598of fineבּ֗וּץButzH948linenH948with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881who were carryingהַנֹּשְׂאִ֣יםha.no.se.'ImH5375the arkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891and Chenaniahוּכְנַנְיָ֛הu.khe.nan.YahH3663the leaderהַשַּׂ֥רha.SarH8269of the singingהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853withthe singersהַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891.Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732also woreוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921an ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646of linenבָּֽד׃BadH906.

28Thus allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478broughtמַעֲלִים֙ma.'a.LimH5927up the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with shoutingבִּתְרוּעָה֙bit.ru.'AhH8643,and with soundוּבְק֣וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of the hornשׁוֹפָ֔רsho.FarH7782,with trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,with loud-soundingמַשְׁמִעִ֕יםmash.mi.'ImH8085cymbalsוּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.vim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,with harpsבִּנְבָלִ֖יםbin.va.LimH5035and lyresוְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

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