Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 15

1And Davidmadeוַיַּֽעַשׂ־vai.ya.'as-H6213him housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,and preparedוַיָּ֤כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559a placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725for the arkלַֽאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and pitchedוַיֶּט־vai.yet-H5186for it a tentאֹֽהֶל׃'O.helH168.

2Then Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,None ought to carryלָשֵׂאת֙la.seTH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430but the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881:for them hath YhwhH3068chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977to carryלָשֵׂ֞אתla.SetH5375the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of GodH430,and to ministerוּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹu.le.sha.re.ToH8334unto him forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

3And Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gatheredH6950all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH6950to Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,to bring upלְהַעֲלוֹת֙le.ha.'a.lOtH5927the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto his placeמְקוֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725,which he had preparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for it.

4And Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732assembledוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַֽהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

5Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955;Urielאוּרִיאֵ֣ל'u.ri.'ElH222the chiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סve.'es.RimH6242:

6Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847;Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֣ה'a.sa.YahH6222the chiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סve.'es.RimH6242:

7Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of GershomH1647;Joelיוֹאֵ֣לyo.'ElH3100the chiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ סu.she.lo.ShimH7970:

8Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Elizaphanאֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן'e.li.tza.FanH469;Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098the chiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251two hundredמָאתָֽיִם׃ סma.Ta.yimH3967:

9Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275;Elielאֱלִיאֵ֥ל'e.li.'ElH447the chiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251fourscoreשְׁמוֹנִֽים׃ סshe.mo.NimH8084:

10Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816;Amminadabעַמִּינָדָ֣ב'a.mi.na.DavH5992the chiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֕יוve.'e.ChavH251an hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃ סu.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147.

11And Davidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for Zadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and for the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֗םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,for Urielלְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤לle.'u.ri.'ElH222,Asaiahעֲשָׂיָה֙'a.sa.YahH6222,and Joelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הshe.ma'.YahH8098,and Elielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֖לve.'e.li.'ElH447,and Amminadabוְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992,

12And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ye arethe chiefרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1of the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881:sanctifyהִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙hit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves, bothye and your brethrenוַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םva.'a.chei.KhemH251,that ye may bring upוְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478unto the place thatI have preparedהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for it.

13For because ye did itnot at the firstלְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖הle.ma.ba.Ri.sho.NahH7223,Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430made a breachפָּרַ֨ץpa.RatzH6555upon us, for that we soughtדְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּde.rash.Nu.huH1875him not after the due orderכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ka.mish.PatH4941.

14So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881sanctifiedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves to bring upלְהַעֲל֕וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881bareוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430upon their shouldersבִּכְתֵפָ֥םbikh.te.FamH3802with the stavesבַּמֹּט֖וֹתba.mo.TotH4133thereon, as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

16And Davidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the chiefלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881to appointלְהַֽעֲמִ֗ידle.ha.'a.MidH5975their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.HemH251to bethe singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891with instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627of musickשִׁ֛ירshirH7892,psalteriesנְבָלִ֥יםne.va.LimH5035and harpsוְכִנֹּר֖וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658and cymbalsוּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.me.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,soundingמַשְׁמִיעִ֥יםmash.mi.'ImH8085,by lifting upלְהָרִֽים־le.ha.rim-H7311the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963with joyלְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ פle.sim.ChahH8057.

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

18And with them their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם'a.chei.HemH251of the secondהַמִּשְׁנִ֑יםha.mish.NimH4932degree,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,Benבֵּ֡ןbenH1122,and Jaazielוְיַֽעֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.'a.zi.'ElH3268,and Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,and Jehielוִיחִיאֵ֣ל׀vi.chi.'ElH3171,and Unniוְעֻנִּ֡יve.'u.NiH6042,Eliabאֱלִיאָ֡ב'e.li.'AvH446,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֡הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,and Maaseiahוּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641,and Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָהוּ֩u.ma.tit.ya.HuH4993,and Eliphelehוֶאֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּve.'e.Li.fe.Le.huH466,and Mikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּu.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737,and Obed–edomH5654,and Jeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273,the portersהַשֹּׁעֲרִֽים׃ha.sho.'a.RimH7778.

19So the singersוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891,Hemanהֵימָ֥ןhei.ManH1968,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623,and Ethanוְאֵיתָ֑ןve.'ei.TanH387, were appointedto soundלְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃le.hash.Mi.a'H8085with cymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700of brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;

20And Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הu.ze.khar.YahH2148,and Azielוַעֲזִיאֵ֜לva.'a.zi.'ElH5815,and Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֤וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,and Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'ElH3171,and Unniוְעֻנִּ֣יve.'u.NiH6042,and Eliabוֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔בve.'e.li.'AvH446,and Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,with psalteriesבִּנְבָלִ֖יםbin.va.LimH5035on Alamothעֲלָמֽוֹת׃a.la.MotH5961;

21And Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּu.ma.tit.Ya.huH4993,and Eliphelehוֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּve.'e.li.fe.Le.huH466,and Mikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙u.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737,and Obed–edomH5654,and Jeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273,and Azaziahוַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּva.'a.zaz.Ya.huH5812,with harpsבְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתbe.khi.no.RotH3658on the Sheminithהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יתha.she.mi.NitH8067to excelלְנַצֵּֽחַ׃le.na.Tze.achH5329.

22And Chenaniahוּכְנַנְיָ֥הוּu.khe.nan.Ya.huH3663,chiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881, wasfor songבְּמַשָּׂ֑אbe.ma.Sa'H4853:he instructedיָסֹר֙ya.SorH3256about the songבַּמַּשָּׂ֔אba.ma.Sa'H4853, because he wasskilfulמֵבִ֖יןme.VinH995.

23And Berechiahוּבֶֽרֶכְיָה֙u.ve.rekh.YahH1296and Elkanahוְאֶלְקָנָ֔הve.'el.ka.NahH511weredoorkeepersשֹׁעֲרִ֖יםsho.'a.RimH7778for the arkלָאָרֽוֹן׃la.'a.RonH727.

24And Shebaniahוּשְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּu.she.van.Ya.huH7645,and Jehoshaphatוְיֽוֹשָׁפָ֡טve.yo.sha.FatH3146,and Nethaneelוּנְתַנְאֵ֡לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417,and Amasaiוַעֲמָשַׂ֡יva.'a.ma.SaiH6022,and Zechariahוּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּU.ze.khar.ya.huH2148,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֤הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,and Eliezerוֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ve.'e.li.'E.zerH461,the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,did blowמַחְצְרִים֙ma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690with the trumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:and Obed–edomH5654and Jehiahוִֽיחִיָּ֔הvi.chi.YahH3174weredoorkeepersשֹׁעֲרִ֖יםsho.'a.RimH7778for the arkלָאָרֽוֹן׃la.'a.RonH727.

25So Davidדָוִ֛ידda.VidH1732,and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505,wentהַהֹֽלְכִ֗יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980to bring upלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068out of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Obed–edomH5654with joyבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ סbe.sim.ChahH8057.

26And it came to pass, when Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430helpedבֶּעְזֹ֣רbe'.ZorH5826the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that they offeredוַיִּזְבְּח֥וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651bullocksפָרִ֖יםfa.RimH6499and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

27And Davidוְדָוִ֞ידve.da.VidH1732wasclothedמְכֻרְבָּ֣ל׀me.khur.BalH3736with a robeבִּמְעִ֣ילbim.'IlH4598of fine linenבּ֗וּץButzH948,and all the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881that bareהַנֹּשְׂאִ֣יםha.no.se.'ImH5375the arkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891,and Chenaniahוּכְנַנְיָ֛הu.khe.nan.YahH3663the masterהַשַּׂ֥רha.SarH8269of the songהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853with the singersהַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891:Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732also hadupon him an ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646of linenבָּֽד׃BadH906.

28Thus all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478brought upמַעֲלִים֙ma.'a.LimH5927the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with shoutingבִּתְרוּעָה֙bit.ru.'AhH8643,and with soundוּבְק֣וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of the cornetשׁוֹפָ֔רsho.FarH7782,and with trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,and with cymbalsוּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.vim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,making a noiseמַשְׁמִעִ֕יםmash.mi.'ImH8085with psalteriesבִּנְבָלִ֖יםbin.va.LimH5035and harpsוְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

29And it came to pass, asthe arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameבָּ֖אba'H935to the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,that Michalוּמִיכַ֨לu.mi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586looking outנִשְׁקְפָ֣ה׀nish.ke.FahH8259at a windowהַחַלּ֗וֹןha.cha.LonH2474sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732dancingמְרַקֵּ֣דme.ra.KedH7540and playingוּמְשַׂחֵ֔קu.me.sa.ChekH7832:and she despisedוַתִּ֥בֶזva.Ti.vezH959him in her heartבְּלִבָּֽהּ׃ פbe.li.BahH3820.

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