Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 16:1-6

1So they broughtוַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙vai.ya.Vi.'uH935the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and setוַיַּצִּ֣יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168that Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732had pitchedנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186for it: and they offeredוַיַּקְרִ֛יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126burnt sacrificesעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

2And when Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had made an endוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615of offeringמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927the burnt offeringsהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and the peace offeringsוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002,he blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And he dealtוַיְחַלֵּק֙vay.cha.LekH2505to every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,both manמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376and womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,to every oneלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376a loafכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,and a good piece of fleshוְאֶשְׁפָּ֖רve.'esh.ParH829,and a flagonוַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃va.'a.shi.ShahH809of wine.

4And he appointedוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414certainof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881to ministerמְשָׁרְתִ֑יםme.sha.re.TimH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and to recordוּלְהַזְכִּיר֙u.le.haz.KirH2142,and to thankוּלְהוֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034and praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Asaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623the chiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218,and nextוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932to him Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,Jeielיְעִיאֵ֡לye.'i.'ElH3273,and Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070,and Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171,and Mattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֡הu.ma.tit.YahH4993,and Eliabוֶאֱלִיאָ֡בve.'e.li.'AvH446,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָהוּ֩u.ve.na.ya.HuH1141,and Obed–edomH5654:and Jeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֗לvi.'i.'ElH3273with psalteriesבִּכְלֵ֤י נְבָלִים֙bikh.Lei ne.va.LimH3627 H5035and with harpsוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658;but Asaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623made a soundמַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃mash.Mi.a'H8085with cymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700;

6Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141also and Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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