2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 5:12
12all the Levitical singers — Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives — stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all | לְכֻלָּ֡ם | lə·ḵul·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| the Levitical | וְהַלְוִיִּ֣ם | wə·hal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| singers | הַמְשֹׁרֲרִ֣ים | ham·šō·ră·rîm | Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H7891 sing |
| Asaph | לְאָסָ֡ף | lə·’ā·sāp̄ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H623 Asaph |
| Heman | לְהֵימָ֣ן | lə·hê·mān | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1968 Heman |
| Jeduthun | לִֽ֠ידֻתוּן | lî·ḏu·ṯūn | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3038 Jeduthun |
| and their sons | וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֨ם | wə·liḇ·nê·hem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and relatives | וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֜ם | wə·la·’ă·ḥê·hem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| stood | עֹמְדִ֖ים | ‘ō·mə·ḏîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| on the east side | מִזְרָ֣ח | miz·rāḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4217 place of sunrise, east |
| of the altar | לַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | lam·miz·bê·aḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| dressed | מְלֻבָּשִׁ֣ים | mə·lub·bā·šîm | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural | H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed |
| in fine linen | בּ֗וּץ | būṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H948 byssus |
| and playing cymbals | בִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙ | bim·ṣil·ta·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - cd | H4700 double tinklers, cymbals |
| harps | וּבִנְבָלִ֣ים | ū·ḇin·ḇā·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| and lyres | וְכִנֹּר֔וֹת | wə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H3658 lyre |
| accompanied by | וְעִמָּהֶ֤ם | wə·‘im·mā·hem | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| 120 | לְמֵאָ֣ה | lə·mê·’āh | Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| priests | כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | kō·hă·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| sounding | מַחְצְרִרִים | maḥ·ṣə·ri·rīm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H2690 trumpet, blow on that instrument |
| trumpets | בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת׃ | ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H2689 clarion |
Cross-references
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1 Chronicles 15:24 · 1 Chronicles 23:5 · 1 Chronicles 6:33 · 2 Chronicles 7:6 · 1 Chronicles 6:39 · Numbers 10:1–5 · 2 Chronicles 29:25 · Revelation 19:8 · 1 Chronicles 16:41–42 · 1 Chronicles 13:8 · 1 Chronicles 25:1–7 · 1 Chronicles 15:16–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.