New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 16:1-6

1And they broughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935in the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430andplacedוַיַּצִּ֣יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it insideבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732had pitchedנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186for it, and they offeredוַיַּקְרִ֛יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126burntעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930and peaceוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

2When Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had finishedוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615offeringמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927the burntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and the peaceוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,he blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3He distributedוַיְחַלֵּק֙vay.cha.LekH2505to everyoneלְכָל־le.kholH3605of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,bothH4480manH376and womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,to everyoneH376a loafכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899and a portionוְאֶשְׁפָּ֖רve.'esh.ParH829of meatand a raisinH809cakeH809.

4He appointedוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414someמִן־min-H4480of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881asministersמְשָׁרְתִ֑יםme.sha.re.TimH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,even to celebrateוּלְהַזְכִּיר֙u.le.haz.KirH2142and to thankוּלְהוֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034and praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Asaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623the chiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218,and secondוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932to him Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148, thenJeielH3262,Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171,Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֡הu.ma.tit.YahH4993,Eliabוֶאֱלִיאָ֡בve.'e.li.'AvH446,Benaiahוּבְנָיָהוּ֩u.ve.na.ya.HuH1141,Obed-edomH5654and JeielH3262,with musical instrumentsבִּכְלֵ֤יbikh.LeiH3627,harpsנְבָלִים֙ne.va.LimH5035,lyresוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658;also Asaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623playedloud-soundingמַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃mash.Mi.a'H8085cymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,

6and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141and Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548blewtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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