1 Chronicles 15

David assembles all Israel in Jerusalem to bring the ark of YHWH to its prepared place, instructing the Levites—led by chiefs like Uriel, Asaiah, and Zadok—to consecrate themselves, as YHWH's anger had burst out previously due to improper transport.[1][2][3] The Levites carry the ark on poles as Moses commanded, with appointed musicians like Heman, Asaph, and Ethan; it enters the City of David amid sacrifices, rejoicing, and praise.[2][3][4]

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אָ֚ז 𐤀𐤆 az Then at that time then HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said he said he said HVqp3ms דָּוִ֔יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn לָ/שֵׂאת֙ 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤕 laset to carry to lift up to lift up HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering chest of ark of HNcbsc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa כִּ֖י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im but/except if / whether if HC הַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC בָ֣/ם 𐤁/𐤌 vam them in them HR/Sp3mp בָּחַ֣ר 𐤁𐤇𐤓 bachar has chosen he chose he chose HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לָ/שֵׂ֞את 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤕 laset-2 to carry to lift up to lift up HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אֲר֧וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron-2 ark gathering chest of ark of HNcbsc יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וּֽ/לְ/שָׁרְת֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤕/𐤅 uleshareto and to minister to him and to minister to him and to minister to him HC/R/Vpc/Sp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age forever HNcmsa
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp אַתֶּ֛ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp רָאשֵׁ֥י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey heads heads of heads of HNcmpc הָ/אָב֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot of the fathers the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa לַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim of the Levites to the Levite-descendants to Leviyim HRd/Ngmpa הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ 𐤄𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 hiteqadeshu sanctify yourselves Set yourselves apart Consecrate yourselves HVtv2mp אַתֶּ֣ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem-2 you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp וַ/אֲחֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊𐤌 vaacheykhem and your brothers and your brothers and your brothers HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp וְ/הַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤌 vehaalitem Aleya (Bemba) and bring up and you caused to ascend and you bring up HC/Vhq2mp אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo אֲר֤וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering chest of ark of HNcbsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הֲכִינ֖וֹתִי 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉 hakhinoti I have prepared I have established I have prepared HVhp1cs לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for it for it HR/Sp3ms
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִיד֮ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp לְ/שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤉 lesarey to chiefs of to ruling-officials of to chiefs of HR/Ncmpc הַ/לְוִיִּם֒ 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa לְ/הַֽעֲמִ֗יד 𐤋/𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤃 lehaamid ima (Bemba) to appoint to cause to stand to cause to stand HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אֲחֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 acheyhem their brothers their brothers their brothers HNcmpc/Sp3mp הַ/מְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 hameshorerim the singers the singing-ones the singing-ones HTd/Vormpa בִּ/כְלֵי 𐤁/𐤊𐤋𐤉 bikheley with instruments of with prepared implements of with implements of HR/Ncmpc שִׁ֛יר 𐤔𐤉𐤓 shir song song song HNcbsa נְבָלִ֥ים 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 nevalim harps skin-bag vessels harps HNcmpa וְ/כִנֹּר֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 vekhinorot and lyres and lyres and lyres HC/Ncmpa וּ/מְצִלְתָּ֑יִם 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 umetsiletayim and cymbals and ringing cymbal-pair and cymbals HC/Ncfda מַשְׁמִיעִ֥ים 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤌 mashemiim to make sound ones causing to hear those causing to hear HVhrmpa לְ/הָרִֽים 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 leharim to raise to heights to raise HR/Vhc בְּ/ק֖וֹל 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋 beqol with voice with a sound with a voice HR/Ncmsa לְ/שִׂמְחָֽה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 lesimechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) for joy for rejoicing for joy HR/Ncfsa
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וְ/עִמָּ/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤄𐤌 veimahem and with them and with them and with them HC/R/Sp3mp אֲחֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 acheyhem their brothers their brothers their brothers HNcmpc/Sp3mp הַ/מִּשְׁנִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 hamishenim of the second rank the seconds the seconds HTd/Ncmpa זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 zekhareyahu Zechariah Yahweh has remembered Zekhareyah HNp בֵּ֡ן 𐤁𐤍 ben Ben son Ben HNp וְ/יַֽעֲזִיאֵ֡ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤀𐤋 veyaaziel and Jaaziel And El-strengthens and Yaaziel HC/Np וּ/שְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹת 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤕 ushemiramot and Shemiramoth Shemiramoth and Shemiramot HC/Np וִ/יחִיאֵ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤀𐤋 vichiel and Jehiel and El-Lives and Yechiel HC/Np וְ/עֻנִּ֡י 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤉 veuni and Unni and Unni and Uni HC/Np אֱלִיאָ֡ב 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤀𐤁 eliav Eliab My God is Father Eliav HNp וּ/בְנָיָ֡הוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 uvenayahu and Benaiah and Yahweh-has-built and Benayah HC/Np וּ/מַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡הוּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 umaaseyahu and Maaseiah and Yahweh-has-accomplished and Maaseyah HC/Np וּ/מַתִּתְיָהוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤅 umatiteyahu and Mattithiah and Gift-of-Yahweh and Matiteyah HC/Np וֶ/אֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤄𐤅 veelifelehu and Eliphelehu El is his deliverer and Elifelehu HC/Np וּ/מִקְנֵיָ֨הוּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 umiqeneyahu and Mikneiah and Yahweh-has-acquired and Miqeneyahu HC/Np וְ/עֹבֵ֥ד 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃 veoved and Obed and Servant-of-Edom and Oved Edom HC/Np אֱדֹ֛ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 edom Edom Red-One Oved Edom HNp וִֽ/יעִיאֵ֖ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤀𐤋 viiel and Jeiel And El-gathers and Yeiel HC/Np הַ/שֹּׁעֲרִֽים 𐤄/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hashoarim the gatekeepers the gatekeepers the gatekeepers HTd/Ncmpa
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וּ/שְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 ushevaneyahu and Shebaniah and Yah-has-increased and Shevaneyah HC/Np וְ/יֽוֹשָׁפָ֡ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 veyoshafat and Joshaphat and Yahweh-has-judged and Yoshafat HC/Np וּ/נְתַנְאֵ֡ל 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤀𐤋 unetaneel and Nethanel And El-has-given and Netaneel HC/Np וַ/עֲמָשַׂ֡י 𐤅/𐤏𐤌𐤔𐤉 vaamasay and Amasai and Burden-Bearer and Amasay HC/Np וּ֠/זְכַרְיָהוּ 𐤅/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 uzekhareyahu and Zechariah and Yahweh-has-remembered and Zekhareyah HC/Np וּ/בְנָיָ֤הוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 uvenayahu and Benaiah and Yahweh-has-built and Benayah HC/Np וֶֽ/אֱלִיעֶ֨זֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓 veeliezer and Eliezer And God-is-help and Eliezer HC/Np הַ/כֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests the officiating-priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa מחצצרים 𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mchtstsrym trumpeting the ones sounding the trumpet the ones sounding the trumpet HVhrmpa מַחְצְרִים֙ 𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 machetserim blowing the ones causing trumpet-sounding the ones causing trumpets to blow HVhrmpa בַּ/חֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת 𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 bachatsotserot with-the-trumpets in the silver trumpets with the silver trumpets HR/Ncfpa לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering chest of ark of HNcbsc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones of Elohim HTd/Ncmpa וְ/עֹבֵ֤ד 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃 veoved and Obed and Servant-of-Edom and Oved Edom HC/Np אֱדֹם֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤌 edom -edom Red-One Oved Edom HNp וִֽ/יחִיָּ֔ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 vichiyah and Jehiah and YHWH-lives and Yechiyah HC/Np שֹׁעֲרִ֖ים 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 shoarim gatekeepers gatekeepers gatekeepers HNcmpa לָ/אָרֽוֹן 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 laaron for the ark to the chest to the ark HRd/Ncbsa
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וְ/דָוִ֞יד 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 vedavid and David and David and David HC/Np מְכֻרְבָּ֣ל 𐤌𐤊𐤓𐤁𐤋 mekhurebal was clothed mantled mantled HVPsmsa בִּ/מְעִ֣יל 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤋 bimeil with a robe in an outer robe of in an outer robe HR/Ncmsc בּ֗וּץ 𐤁𐤅𐤑 buts of fine linen bleached fine linen bleached fine linen HNcmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc הַ/לְוִיִּם֙ 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa הַ/נֹּשְׂאִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤌 hanoseim who were carrying the ones bearing the ones bearing HTd/Vqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָר֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 haaron the ark the gathering-chest the ark HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הַ/מְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehameshorerim and the singers and the singing-ones and the singing-ones HC/Td/Vormpa וּ/כְנַנְיָ֛ה 𐤅/𐤊𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤄 ukhenaneyah and Chenaniah And Yah-has-established and Kenaneyah HC/Np הַ/שַּׂ֥ר 𐤄/𐤔𐤓 hasar the leader the ruler the chief HTd/Ncmsa הַ/מַּשָּׂ֖א 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤀 hamasa of the song the burden the burden HTd/Ncmsa הַ/מְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 hameshorerim of the singers the singing-ones the singing-ones HTd/Vormpa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon and upon HC/R דָּוִ֖יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp אֵפ֥וֹד 𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤃 efod an ephod priestly ceremonial vestment ephod HNcmsc בָּֽד 𐤁𐤃 bad of linen fine linen cloth fine linen cloth HNcmsa
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וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מַעֲלִים֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌 maalim Aleya (Bemba) were bringing up those causing ascent those causing to go up HVhrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of ark of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant binding agreement covenant HNcfsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בִּ/תְרוּעָה֙ 𐤁/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 biteruah with shouting with a shout-blast with a shout-blast HR/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/ק֣וֹל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋 uveqol and with sound of and in sound-of and in voice-of HC/R/Ncmsc שׁוֹפָ֔ר 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 shofar the horn ram’s horn trumpet shofar HNcmsa וּ/בַ/חֲצֹצְר֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 uvachatsotserot and with trumpets and with the ceremonial trumpets and with the ceremonial trumpets HC/R/Ncfpa וּ/בִ/מְצִלְתָּ֑יִם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 uvimetsiletayim and with cymbals and in a ringing cymbal-pair and in a ringing cymbal-pair HC/R/Ncfda מַשְׁמִעִ֕ים 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤌 mashemiim making loud music ones causing to hear those causing to hear HVhrmpa בִּ/נְבָלִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 binevalim with harps with skin-bag lyres with harps HR/Ncmpa וְ/כִנֹּרֽוֹת 𐤅/𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 vekhinorot and lyres and lyres and lyres HC/Ncmpa
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וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms אֲרוֹן֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of ark of HNcbsc בְּרִ֣ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant binding agreement covenant HNcfsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בָּ֖א 𐤁𐤀 ba entered he came entered HVqp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to to HR עִ֣יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir the city watchful settlement the city HNcfsc דָּוִ֑יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of David David David HNp וּ/מִיכַ֨ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤋 umikhal and Michal And Mikhal and Mikhal HC/Np בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of daughter HNcfsc שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp נִשְׁקְפָ֣ה 𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤐𐤄 nisheqefah looked down she was seen from above she looked down HVNp3fs בְּעַ֣ד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead through on behalf of through HR הַ/חַלּ֗וֹן 𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍 hachalon the window the pierced opening the window HTd/Ncbsa וַ/תֵּ֨רֶא 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤀 vatere and she saw and she saw and she saw HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa דָּוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp מְרַקֵּ֣ד 𐤌𐤓𐤒𐤃 meraqed dancing the exuberantly leaping one dancing HVprmsa וּ/מְשַׂחֵ֔ק 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒 umesacheq Seka (Bemba) and celebrating and the one making sport and celebrating HC/Vprmsa וַ/תִּ֥בֶז 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤆 vativez and she despised and she despised and she despised HC/Vqw3fs ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him him HR/Sp3ms בְּ/לִבָּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤄 belibah in her heart in her inner core in her heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs