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1 Chronicles 15:16-17

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;

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