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1 Chronicles 15:16-22

16AndDavidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732spake to thechiefלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881toappointלְהַֽעֲמִ֗ידle.ha.'a.MidH5975theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.HemH251thesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891, withinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofmusicשִׁ֛ירshirH7892, psalteries andharpsוְכִנֹּר֖וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658andcymbalsוּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.me.tzil.Ta.yimH4700, soundingaloudמַשְׁמִיעִ֥יםmash.mi.'ImH8085andliftingH7311upH7311thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963withjoyלְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ פle.sim.ChahH8057.

17SoH4480theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881appointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975Hemanהֵימָ֣ןhei.ManH1968thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100; and of hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBerechiahבֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּ סbe.rekh.Ya.huH1296; and of thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251,Ethanאֵיתָ֖ן'ei.TanH387thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKushaiahקֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃Ku.sha.Ya.huH6984;

18and with them theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם'a.chei.HemH251of thesecondהַמִּשְׁנִ֑יםha.mish.NimH4932degree,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,Benבֵּ֡ןbenH1122, andJaazielוְיַֽעֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.'a.zi.'ElH3268, andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070, andJehielוִיחִיאֵ֣ל׀vi.chi.'ElH3171, andUnniוְעֻנִּ֡יve.'u.NiH6042,Eliabאֱלִיאָ֡ב'e.li.'AvH446, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֡הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, andMaaseiahוּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641, andMattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָהוּ֩u.ma.tit.ya.HuH4993, andEliphelehuוֶאֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּve.'e.Li.fe.Le.huH466, andMikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּu.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737, andObed-edomH5654, andJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273, the doorkeepers.

19SoH8085thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891,Hemanהֵימָ֥ןhei.ManH1968,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623, andEthanוְאֵיתָ֑ןve.'ei.TanH387, were appointed, withcymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178tosoundH8085aloudH8085;

20andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֨הu.ze.khar.YahH2148, andAzielוַעֲזִיאֵ֜לva.'a.zi.'ElH5815, andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֤וֹתu.she.mi.ra.MotH8070, andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'ElH3171, andUnniוְעֻנִּ֣יve.'u.NiH6042, andEliabוֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔בve.'e.li.'AvH446, andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, with psalteries set toAlamothעֲלָמֽוֹת׃a.la.MotH5961;

21andMattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּu.ma.tit.Ya.huH4993, andEliphelehuוֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּve.'e.li.fe.Le.huH466, andMikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙u.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737, andObed-edomH5654, andJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273, andAzaziahוַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּva.'a.zaz.Ya.huH5812, withharpsבְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתbe.khi.no.RotH3658set to theSheminithהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יתha.she.mi.NitH8067, toleadלְנַצֵּֽחַ׃le.na.Tze.achH5329.

22AndChenaniahוּכְנַנְיָ֥הוּu.khe.nan.Ya.huH3663,chiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881, was over the song: heinstructedיָסֹר֙ya.SorH3256about the song,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he was skilful.

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