1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 16:5–7
5Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals 6and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
7On that day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:
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1 Chronicles 16:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asaph | אָסָ֥ף | ’ā·sāp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| was the chief | הָרֹ֖אשׁ | hā·rōš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| Zechariah | זְכַרְיָ֑ה | zə·ḵar·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2148 Zecarjah |
| was second | וּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּ | ū·miš·nê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4932 double, copy, second |
| Jeiel | יְעִיאֵ֡ל | yə·‘î·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3273 Jeiel |
| Shemiramoth | וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹת | ū·šə·mî·rā·mō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8070 Shemiramoth |
| Jehiel | וִֽיחִיאֵ֡ל | wî·ḥî·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3171 Jechiel |
| Mattithiah | וּמַתִּתְיָ֡ה | ū·mat·tiṯ·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4993 Mattithjah |
| Eliab | וֶאֱלִיאָ֡ב | we·’ĕ·lî·’āḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H446 Eliab |
| Benaiah | וּבְנָיָהוּ֩ | ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1141 Benajah |
| Obed-edom | אֱדֹ֜ם | ’ĕ·ḏōm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5654 Obed-Edom |
| and Jeiel | וִֽיעִיאֵ֗ל | wî·‘î·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3273 Jeiel |
| They were to play the harps | נְבָלִים֙ | nə·ḇā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| and lyres | וּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹת | ū·ḇə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H3658 lyre |
| while Asaph | וְאָסָ֖ף | wə·’ā·sāp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| sounded | מַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃ | maš·mî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the cymbals | בַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֥יִם | bam·ṣil·ta·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - cd | H4700 double tinklers, cymbals |
1 Chronicles 16:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the priests | הַכֹּהֲנִ֑ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| Benaiah | וּבְנָיָ֥הוּ | ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1141 Benajah |
| and Jahaziel | וְיַחֲזִיאֵ֖ל | wə·ya·ḥă·zî·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3166 Jachaziel |
| blew the trumpets | בַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹת | ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H2689 clarion |
| regularly | תָּמִ֔יד | tā·mîḏ | Adverb | H8548 continuity |
| before | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the ark | אֲר֥וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the covenant | בְּרִית־ | bə·rîṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1285 covenant |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
1 Chronicles 16:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On that | הַה֗וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| David | דָּוִיד֙ | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| first | בָּרֹ֔אשׁ | bā·rōš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| committed | נָתַ֤ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Asaph | אָסָ֖ף | ’ā·sāp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| and his associates | וְאֶחָֽיו׃פ | wə·’e·ḥāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| of thanksgiving | לְהֹד֖וֹת | lə·hō·ḏō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3034 throw, cast |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Chronicles 16:5 1 Chronicles 6:39
1 Chronicles 16:6 2 Chronicles 29:26–28
1 Chronicles 16:7 2 Samuel 22:1 · Psalm 18:1 · 2 Samuel 23:1–2 · Nehemiah 12:24 · Psalm 12:1 · 2 Chronicles 29:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.