Revised Webster's Bible

1 Chronicles 15

1And Davidbuiltוַיַּֽעַשׂ־vai.ya.'as-H6213housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004for himself in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, andpreparedוַיָּ֤כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725for thearkלַֽאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andpitchedוַיֶּט־vai.yet-H5186for it atentאֹֽהֶל׃'O.helH168.

2ThenDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, None ought tocarryלָשֵׂאת֙la.seTH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430but theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881: for them hath theLORDH3068chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977tocarryלָשֵׂ֞אתla.SetH5375thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodH430, and toministerוּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹu.le.sha.re.ToH8334to himforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gatheredH6950allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH6950toJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, to bringupלְהַעֲלוֹת֙le.ha.'a.lOtH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to itsplaceמְקוֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725, which he hadpreparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for it.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732assembledוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַֽהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

5Of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955;Urielאוּרִיאֵ֣ל'u.ri.'ElH222thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סve.'es.RimH6242:

6Of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847;Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֣ה'a.sa.YahH6222thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251twohundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סve.'es.RimH6242:

7Of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofGershomH1647;Joelיוֹאֵ֣לyo.'ElH3100thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ סu.she.lo.ShimH7970:

8Of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofElizaphanאֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן'e.li.tza.FanH469;Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098thechiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251twohundredמָאתָֽיִם׃ סma.Ta.yimH3967:

9Of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275;Elielאֱלִיאֵ֥ל'e.li.'ElH447thechiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251eightyשְׁמוֹנִֽים׃ סshe.mo.NimH8084:

10Of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofUzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816;Amminadabעַמִּינָדָ֣ב'a.mi.na.DavH5992thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֕יוve.'e.ChavH251anhundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967andtwelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃ סu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240.

11AndDavidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and for theLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֗םve.lal.vi.YimH3881, forUrielלְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤לle.'u.ri.'ElH222,Asaiahעֲשָׂיָה֙'a.sa.YahH6222, andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הshe.ma'.YahH8098, andElielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֖לve.'e.li.'ElH447, andAmminadabוְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992,

12Andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Ye are theheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of thefathersהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1of theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881:sanctifyהִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙hit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves, both ye and yourbrethrenוַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םva.'a.chei.KhemH251, that ye may bringupוְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to the place that I havepreparedהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for it.

13For because ye did it not at thefirstלְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖הle.ma.ba.Ri.sho.NahH7223, theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430brokeforthפָּרַ֨ץpa.RatzH6555upon us, for that wesoughtדְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּde.rash.Nu.huH1875him not after the properwayכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ka.mish.PatH4941.

14So thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881sanctifiedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves to bringupלְהַעֲל֕וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881boreוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430upon theirshouldersבִּכְתֵפָ֥םbikh.te.FamH3802with thestaffsבַּמֹּט֖וֹתba.mo.TotH4133on it, asMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680according to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

16AndDavidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theleadersלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881toappointלְהַֽעֲמִ֗ידle.ha.'a.MidH5975theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.HemH251to be thesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891withinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofmusicשִׁ֛ירshirH7892,psalteriesנְבָלִ֥יםne.va.LimH5035andharpsוְכִנֹּר֖וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658andcymbalsוּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.me.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,soundingמַשְׁמִיעִ֥יםmash.mi.'ImH8085, by liftingupלְהָרִֽים־le.ha.rim-H7311thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963withjoyלְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ פle.sim.ChahH8057.

17So theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.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, andEliphelehוֶאֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּve.'e.Li.fe.Le.huH466, andMikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּu.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737, andObededomH5654, andJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273, theportersהַשֹּׁעֲרִֽים׃ha.sho.'a.RimH7778.

19So thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891,Hemanהֵימָ֥ןhei.ManH1968,Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623, andEthanוְאֵיתָ֑ןve.'ei.TanH387, were appointed tosoundלְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃le.hash.Mi.a'H8085withcymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;

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, withpsalteriesבִּנְבָלִ֖יםbin.va.LimH5035onAlamothעֲלָמֽוֹת׃a.la.MotH5961;

21AndMattithiahוּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּu.ma.tit.Ya.huH4993, andEliphelehוֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּve.'e.li.fe.Le.huH466, andMikneiahוּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙u.mik.ne.Ya.huH4737, andObededomH5654, andJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֖לvi.'i.'ElH3273, andAzaziahוַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּva.'a.zaz.Ya.huH5812, withharpsבְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתbe.khi.no.RotH3658on theSheminithהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יתha.she.mi.NitH8067toleadלְנַצֵּֽחַ׃le.na.Tze.achH5329.

22AndChenaniahוּכְנַנְיָ֥הוּu.khe.nan.Ya.huH3663,leaderשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881, was forsongבְּמַשָּׂ֑אbe.ma.Sa'H4853: heinstructedיָסֹר֙ya.SorH3256about thesongבַּמַּשָּׂ֔אba.ma.Sa'H4853, because he wasskilfulמֵבִ֖יןme.VinH995.

23AndBerechiahוּבֶֽרֶכְיָה֙u.ve.rekh.YahH1296andElkanahוְאֶלְקָנָ֔הve.'el.ka.NahH511weredoorkeepersשֹׁעֲרִ֖יםsho.'a.RimH7778for thearkלָאָרֽוֹן׃la.'a.RonH727.

24AndShebaniahוּשְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּu.she.van.Ya.huH7645, andJehoshaphatוְיֽוֹשָׁפָ֡טve.yo.sha.FatH3146, andNethaneelוּנְתַנְאֵ֡לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417, andAmasaiוַעֲמָשַׂ֡יva.'a.ma.SaiH6022, andZechariahוּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּU.ze.khar.ya.huH2148, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֤הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, andEliezerוֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ve.'e.li.'E.zerH461, thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, didblowמַחְצְרִים֙ma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690with thetrumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: andObededomH5654andJehiahוִֽיחִיָּ֔הvi.chi.YahH3174weredoorkeepersשֹׁעֲרִ֖יםsho.'a.RimH7778for thearkלָאָרֽוֹן׃la.'a.RonH727.

25SoDavidדָוִ֛ידda.VidH1732, and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269overthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505,wentהַהֹֽלְכִ֗יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980to bringupלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068from thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofObededomH5654withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ סbe.sim.ChahH8057.

26And it came to pass, whenGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430helpedבֶּעְזֹ֣רbe'.ZorH5826theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881thatboreנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that theyofferedוַיִּזְבְּח֥וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sevenשִׁבְעָֽה־shiv.'ah-H7651bullsפָרִ֖יםfa.RimH6499andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֥הve.shiv.'AhH7651ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

27AndDavidוְדָוִ֞ידve.da.VidH1732wasclothedמְכֻרְבָּ֣ל׀me.khur.BalH3736with arobeבִּמְעִ֣ילbim.'IlH4598of finelinenבּ֗וּץButzH948, and all theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881thatboreהַנֹּשְׂאִ֣יםha.no.se.'ImH5375thearkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727, and thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםve.ham.Sho.re.RimH7891, andChenaniahוּכְנַנְיָ֛הu.khe.nan.YahH3663themasterהַשַּׂ֥רha.SarH8269of thesongהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853with thesingersהַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891:Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732also had upon him anephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646oflinenבָּֽד׃BadH906.

28Thus allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478broughtupמַעֲלִים֙ma.'a.LimH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068withshoutingבִּתְרוּעָה֙bit.ru.'AhH8643, and withsoundוּבְק֣וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of thecornetשׁוֹפָ֔רsho.FarH7782, and withtrumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689, and withcymbalsוּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםu.vim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700, making anoiseמַשְׁמִעִ֕יםmash.mi.'ImH8085withpsalteriesבִּנְבָלִ֖יםbin.va.LimH5035andharpsוְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

29And it came to pass, as thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameבָּ֖אba'H935to thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, thatMichalוּמִיכַ֨לu.mi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586lookingoutנִשְׁקְפָ֣ה׀nish.ke.FahH8259at awindowהַחַלּ֗וֹןha.cha.LonH2474sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732dancingמְרַקֵּ֣דme.ra.KedH7540andplayingוּמְשַׂחֵ֔קu.me.sa.ChekH7832: and shedespisedוַתִּ֥בֶזva.Ti.vezH959him in herheartבְּלִבָּֽהּ׃ פbe.li.BahH3820.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15

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