1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 15:27
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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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.