1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 15:16
16David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments— harps, lyres, and cymbals.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David also | דָּוִיד֮ | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| told | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the leaders | לְשָׂרֵ֣י | lə·śā·rê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the Levites | הַלְוִיִּם֒ | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| to appoint | לְהַֽעֲמִ֗יד | lə·ha·‘ă·mîḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| their relatives | אֲחֵיהֶם֙ | ’ă·ḥê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| as singers | הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים | ham·šō·rə·rîm | Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H7891 sing |
| to lift up | לְהָרִֽים־ | lə·hā·rîm- | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| their voices | בְּק֖וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| with joy | לְשִׂמְחָֽה׃פ | lə·śim·ḥāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
| accompanied by musical | שִׁ֛יר | šîr | Noun - masculine singular | H7892 song |
| instruments | בִּכְלֵי־ | biḵ·lê- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| harps | נְבָלִ֥ים | nə·ḇā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| lyres | וְכִנֹּר֖וֹת | wə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H3658 lyre |
| and cymbals | וּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִם | ū·mə·ṣil·tā·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - cd | H4700 double tinklers, cymbals |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.