1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 15:26–27

²⁶And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

²⁷Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.

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1 Chronicles 15:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And because God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
helped	בֶּעְזֹ֣ר	be‘·zōr	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5826 help, succour
the Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
who were carrying	נֹשְׂאֵ֖י	nō·śə·’ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
the ark	אֲר֣וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the covenant	בְּרִית־	bə·rîṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
they sacrificed	וַיִּזְבְּח֥וּ	way·yiz·bə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
seven	שִׁבְעָֽה־	šiḇ·‘āh-	Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
bulls	פָרִ֖ים	p̄ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6499 young bull, steer
and seven	וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה	wə·šiḇ·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
rams	אֵילִֽים׃	’ê·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram

1 Chronicles 15:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now David	וְדָוִ֞יד	wə·ḏā·wîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was dressed	מְכֻרְבָּ֣ל׀	mə·ḵur·bāl	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H3736 be-mantle
in a robe	בִּמְעִ֣יל	bim·‘îl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4598 robe
of fine linen	בּ֗וּץ	būṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H948 byssus
as were all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Levites	הַלְוִיִּם֙	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
who were carrying	הַנֹּשְׂאִ֣ים	han·nō·śə·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
the ark	הָאָר֔וֹן	hā·’ā·rō·wn	Article; Noun - common singular	H727 chest, ark
as well as the singers	וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים	wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7891 sing
and Chenaniah	וּכְנַנְיָ֛ה	ū·ḵə·nan·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3663 Kenanjah
the director	הַשַּׂ֥ר	haś·śar	Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of music	הַמַּשָּׂ֖א	ham·maś·śā	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
for the singers	הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑ים	ham·šō·rə·rîm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7891 sing
David	דָּוִ֖יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
also wore a linen	בָּֽד׃	bāḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H906 white linen
ephod	אֵפ֥וֹד	’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H646 ephod

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1 Chronicles 15:26 Numbers 23:29 · 1 Chronicles 29:14 · Psalm 66:13–15 · Job 42:8 · 2 Corinthians 2:16 · Acts 26:22 · Numbers 29:32 · 1 Samuel 7:12 · Ezekiel 45:23 · Numbers 23:1–4 · 2 Corinthians 3:5 · 2 Samuel 6:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.