1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 16:4

⁴David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David appointed	וַיִּתֵּ֞ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
some of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֖ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
to minister	מְשָׁרְתִ֑ים	mə·šā·rə·ṯîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H8334 minister, serve
before	לִפְנֵ֨י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the ark	אֲר֧וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to celebrate	וּלְהַזְכִּיר֙	ū·lə·haz·kîr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2142 remember
to give thanks	וּלְהוֹד֣וֹת	ū·lə·hō·w·ḏō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3034 throw, cast
and to praise	וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל	ū·lə·hal·lêl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1984 shine
the LORD	לַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

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1 Chronicles 24:3 · Psalm 105:5 · Psalm 103:2 · Psalm 72:18 · Psalm 106:48

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.