New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 15:8-22

8of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Elizaphanאֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן'e.li.tza.FanH469,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098the chiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269,and 200מָאתָֽיִם׃ סma.Ta.yimH3967of his relativesוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251;

9of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275,Elielאֱלִיאֵ֥ל'e.li.'ElH447the chiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269,and 80שְׁמוֹנִֽים׃ סshe.mo.NimH8084of his relativesוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251;

10of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816,Amminadabעַמִּינָדָ֣ב'a.mi.na.DavH5992the chiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and 112מֵאָ֖ה וּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃ סme.'Ah u.she.Neim 'a.SarH3967 H8147 H6240of his relativesוְאֶחָ֕יוve.'e.ChavH251.

11Then Davidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and for the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֗םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,for Urielלְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤לle.'u.ri.'ElH222,Asaiahעֲשָׂיָה֙'a.sa.YahH6222,Joelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הshe.ma'.YahH8098,Elielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֖לve.'e.li.'ElH447and Amminadabוְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992,

12and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You are the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881;consecrateהִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙hit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves both you and your relativesוַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םva.'a.chei.KhemH251,that you may bringוְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927up the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to the placethat I have preparedהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for it.

13BecauseH3588you did not carry itat the firstלְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖הle.ma.ba.Ri.sho.NahH7223,the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430madeH6555an outburstH6555on us, for we did not seekדְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּde.rash.Nu.huH1875Him according to the ordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ka.mish.PatH4941.”

14So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881consecratedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves to bringלְהַעֲל֕וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927up the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430on their shouldersבִּכְתֵפָ֥םbikh.te.FamH3802with the polesבַּמֹּט֖וֹתba.mo.TotH4133thereonעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.HemH5921,as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

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;

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.

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