Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 15:16-22

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.

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