16 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.15.16",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִיד֮ לְשָׂרֵ֣י הַלְוִיִּם֒ לְהַֽעֲמִ֗יד אֶת־אֲחֵיהֶם֙ הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים בִּכְלֵי־שִׁ֛יר נְבָלִ֥ים וְכִנֹּר֖וֹת וּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִם מַשְׁמִיעִ֥ים לְהָרִֽים־בְּק֖וֹל לְשִׂמְחָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer dāwîd lĕśārê ha-ləwiyyim lĕhaʿămîd ʾet-ʾăḥêhem ha-mĕšōrĕrîm bi-kĕlê-šîr nĕvālîm wĕ-kinnōrôt û-mĕṣiltāyim mašmîʿîm lĕhārîm-bĕqôl lĕśimḥāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*dāwîd*": "proper name - David",
"*lĕśārê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - to the chiefs of",
"*ha-ləwiyyim*": "definite article + proper noun plural - the Levites",
"*lĕhaʿămîd*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to appoint",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers",
"*ha-mĕšōrĕrîm*": "definite article + poel participle masculine plural - the singers",
"*bi-kĕlê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - with instruments of",
"*šîr*": "masculine singular noun - song",
"*nĕvālîm*": "masculine plural noun - harps",
"*wĕ-kinnōrôt*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun - and lyres",
"*û-mĕṣiltāyim*": "conjunction + feminine dual noun - and cymbals",
"*mašmîʿîm*": "hiphil participle masculine plural - sounding/making heard",
"*lĕhārîm*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to raise",
"*bĕqôl*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - with voice",
"*lĕśimḥāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - with joy"
},
"variants": {
"*yōʾmer*": "said/spoke/declared",
"*śārê*": "chiefs/officials/leaders",
"*ha-ləwiyyim*": "the Levites (tribal name)",
"*lĕhaʿămîd*": "to appoint/to station/to establish",
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "their brothers/their relatives/their colleagues",
"*ha-mĕšōrĕrîm*": "the singers/the musicians",
"*kĕlê*": "instruments/implements/tools",
"*šîr*": "song/music",
"*nĕvālîm*": "harps/string instruments",
"*kinnōrôt*": "lyres/string instruments",
"*mĕṣiltāyim*": "cymbals/percussion instruments",
"*mašmîʿîm*": "sounding/making heard/resounding",
"*lĕhārîm*": "to raise/to lift up/to elevate",
"*qôl*": "voice/sound",
"*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/mirth"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.15.17",
"source": "וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֵ֚ת הֵימָ֣ן בֶּן־יוֹאֵ֔ל וּמִ֨ן־אֶחָ֔יו אָסָ֖ף בֶּן־בֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּ ס וּמִן־בְּנֵ֤י מְרָרִי֙ אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם אֵיתָ֖ן בֶּן־קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃",
"text": "*wə-yaʿămîdû ha-ləwiyyim ʾēt hêmān ben-yôʾēl û-min-ʾeḥāyw ʾāsāp̄ ben-berekyāhû û-min-bĕnê mĕrārî ʾăḥêhem ʾêtān ben-qûšāyāhû*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿămîdû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they appointed",
"*ha-ləwiyyim*": "definite article + proper noun plural - the Levites",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*hêmān*": "proper name - Heman",
"*ben*": "masculine singular construct - son of",
"*yôʾēl*": "proper name - Joel",
"*û-min*": "conjunction + preposition - and from",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brothers",
"*ʾāsāp̄*": "proper name - Asaph",
"*ben*": "masculine singular construct - son of",
"*berekyāhû*": "proper name - Berechiah",
"*û-min*": "conjunction + preposition - and from",
"*bĕnê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*mĕrārî*": "proper name - Merari",
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers",
"*ʾêtān*": "proper name - Ethan",
"*ben*": "masculine singular construct - son of",
"*qûšāyāhû*": "proper name - Kushaiah"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿămîdû*": "appointed/stationed/established",
"*ha-ləwiyyim*": "the Levites (tribal name)",
"*hêmān*": "Heman (personal name)",
"*yôʾēl*": "Joel (personal name)",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "his brothers/his relatives/his colleagues",
"*ʾāsāp̄*": "Asaph (personal name)",
"*berekyāhû*": "Berechiah (personal name)",
"*bĕnê*": "sons/descendants",
"*mĕrārî*": "Merari (personal name)",
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "their brothers/their relatives/their colleagues",
"*ʾêtān*": "Ethan (personal name)",
"*qûšāyāhû*": "Kushaiah (personal name)"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.15.18",
"source": "וְעִמָּהֶ֖ם אֲחֵיהֶ֣ם הַמִּשְׁנִ֑ים זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ בֵּ֡ן וְיַֽעֲזִיאֵ֡ל וּשְׁמֽ͏ִירָמ֡וֹת וִיחִיאֵ֣ל ׀ וְעֻנִּ֡י אֱלִיאָ֡ב וּבְנָיָ֡הוּ וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡הוּ וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ֩ וֶאֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּ וּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּ וְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם וִֽיעִיאֵ֖ל הַשֹּׁעֲרִֽים׃",
"text": "*wə-ʿimmāhem ʾăḥêhem ha-mišnîm zəkaryāhû bēn wə-yaʿăzîʾēl û-šĕmîrāmôt wîḥîʾēl wə-ʿunnî ʾĕlîʾāv û-vĕnāyāhû û-maʿăśêyāhû û-mattityāhû we-ʾĕlîp̄lēhû û-miqnēyāhû wə-ʿōvēd ʾĕdōm wî-ʿîʾēl ha-šōʿărîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿimmāhem*": "conjunction + preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and with them",
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers",
"*ha-mišnîm*": "definite article + masculine plural adjective - the second-rank/deputies",
"*zəkaryāhû*": "proper name - Zechariah",
"*bēn*": "proper name or possible scribal error - Ben",
"*wə-yaʿăzîʾēl*": "conjunction + proper name - and Jaaziel",
"*û-šĕmîrāmôt*": "conjunction + proper name - and Shemiramoth",
"*wîḥîʾēl*": "conjunction + proper name - and Jehiel",
"*wə-ʿunnî*": "conjunction + proper name - and Unni",
"*ʾĕlîʾāv*": "proper name - Eliab",
"*û-vĕnāyāhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Benaiah",
"*û-maʿăśêyāhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Maaseiah",
"*û-mattityāhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Mattithiah",
"*we-ʾĕlîp̄lēhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Eliphelehu",
"*û-miqnēyāhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Mikneiah",
"*wə-ʿōvēd ʾĕdōm*": "conjunction + proper name - and Obed-Edom",
"*wî-ʿîʾēl*": "conjunction + proper name - and Jeiel",
"*ha-šōʿărîm*": "definite article + qal participle masculine plural - the gatekeepers"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿimmāhem*": "with them/alongside them",
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "their brothers/their relatives/their colleagues",
"*ha-mišnîm*": "the second-rank/the deputies/the assistants",
"*ha-šōʿărîm*": "the gatekeepers/the doorkeepers/the porters"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.15.19",
"source": "וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים הֵימָ֥ן אָסָ֖ף וְאֵיתָ֑ן בִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִם נְחֹ֖שֶׁת לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃",
"text": "*wə-ha-mĕšōrĕrîm hêmān ʾāsāp̄ wə-ʾêtān bi-mṣiltayim nĕḥōšet lĕhašmîaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ha-mĕšōrĕrîm*": "conjunction + definite article + poel participle masculine plural - and the singers",
"*hêmān*": "proper name - Heman",
"*ʾāsāp̄*": "proper name - Asaph",
"*wə-ʾêtān*": "conjunction + proper name - and Ethan",
"*bi-mṣiltayim*": "preposition + feminine dual noun - with cymbals",
"*nĕḥōšet*": "feminine singular noun - bronze",
"*lĕhašmîaʿ*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to sound"
},
"variants": {
"*ha-mĕšōrĕrîm*": "the singers/the musicians",
"*hêmān*": "Heman (personal name)",
"*ʾāsāp̄*": "Asaph (personal name)",
"*ʾêtān*": "Ethan (personal name)",
"*mṣiltayim*": "cymbals/percussion instruments",
"*nĕḥōšet*": "bronze/copper/brass",
"*lĕhašmîaʿ*": "to sound/to make heard/to resound"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.15.20",
"source": "וּזְכַרְיָ֨ה וַעֲזִיאֵ֜ל וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֤וֹת וִֽיחִיאֵל֙ וְעֻנִּ֣י וֽ͏ֶאֱלִיאָ֔ב וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּ וּבְנָיָ֑הוּ בִּנְבָלִ֖ים עַל־עֲלָמֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*û-zəkaryāh wa-ʿăzîʾēl û-šĕmîrāmôt wîḥîʾēl wə-ʿunnî we-ʾĕlîʾāv û-maʿăśêyāhû û-vĕnāyāhû bi-nĕvālîm ʿal-ʿălāmôt*",
"grammar": {
"*û-zəkaryāh*": "conjunction + proper name - and Zechariah",
"*wa-ʿăzîʾēl*": "conjunction + proper name - and Aziel",
"*û-šĕmîrāmôt*": "conjunction + proper name - and Shemiramoth",
"*wîḥîʾēl*": "conjunction + proper name - and Jehiel",
"*wə-ʿunnî*": "conjunction + proper name - and Unni",
"*we-ʾĕlîʾāv*": "conjunction + proper name - and Eliab",
"*û-maʿăśêyāhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Maaseiah",
"*û-vĕnāyāhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Benaiah",
"*bi-nĕvālîm*": "preposition + masculine plural noun - with harps",
"*ʿal-ʿălāmôt*": "preposition + feminine plural noun - according to Alamoth (musical term)"
},
"variants": {
"*nĕvālîm*": "harps/string instruments",
"*ʿălāmôt*": "Alamoth (musical term, possibly referring to soprano/high register voices or a particular tuning)"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.15.21",
"source": "וּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּ וֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּ וּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙ וְעֹבֵ֣ד אֱדֹ֔ם וִֽיעִיאֵ֖ל וַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּ בְּכִנֹּר֥וֹת עַל־הַשְּׁמִינִ֖ית לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃",
"text": "*û-mattityāhû we-ʾĕlîp̄lēhû û-miqnēyāhû wə-ʿōvēd ʾĕdōm wî-ʿîʾēl wa-ʿăzazyāhû bĕ-kinnōrôt ʿal-ha-šĕmînît lĕnaṣṣēaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*û-mattityāhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Mattithiah",
"*we-ʾĕlîp̄lēhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Eliphelehu",
"*û-miqnēyāhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Mikneiah",
"*wə-ʿōvēd ʾĕdōm*": "conjunction + proper name - and Obed-Edom",
"*wî-ʿîʾēl*": "conjunction + proper name - and Jeiel",
"*wa-ʿăzazyāhû*": "conjunction + proper name - and Azaziah",
"*bĕ-kinnōrôt*": "preposition + masculine plural noun - with lyres",
"*ʿal-ha-šĕmînît*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular ordinal - according to the Sheminith (musical term)",
"*lĕnaṣṣēaḥ*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to lead"
},
"variants": {
"*kinnōrôt*": "lyres/string instruments",
"*ha-šĕmînît*": "the Sheminith (musical term, possibly meaning 'the eighth' or octave, or bass register)",
"*lĕnaṣṣēaḥ*": "to lead/to direct/to excel"
}
}