1 Chronicles 25

David separates the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for prophetic service in music and song before YHWH in the temple. Their twenty-four divisions are organized by lot, with leaders and skilled musicians totaling 288, assigned to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals.

Interlinear Text

Verse 1
וַ/יַּבְדֵּ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤃𐤋 vayavedel and he separated and he set apart and he separated HC/Vhw3ms דָּוִיד֩ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp וְ/שָׂרֵ֨י 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉 vesarey and the captains and chiefs of and chiefs of HC/Ncmpc הַ/צָּבָ֜א 𐤄/𐤑𐤁𐤀 hatsava of the army the organized host the organized host HTd/Ncbsa לַ/עֲבֹדָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤄 laavodah for the service for the service-work for the service-work HR/Ncfsa לִ/בְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) of the sons to sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc אָסָף֙ 𐤀𐤎𐤐 asaf of Asaph he gathered Asaf HNp וְ/הֵימָ֣ן 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 veheyman and Heman and Hêyman and Heyman HC/Np וִֽ/ידוּת֔וּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤍 vidutun and Jeduthun and Praiser and Yedutun HC/Np ה/נביאים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 hnvyym the prophets the proclaiming spokesmen the proclaiming spokesmen HTd/Ncmpa הַֽ/נִּבְּאִ֛ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 hanibeim who were prophesying the prophesying ones the prophesying ones HTd/VNsmpa בְּ/כִנֹּר֥וֹת 𐤁/𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 bekhinorot with harps with lyres with lyres HR/Ncmpa בִּ/נְבָלִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 binevalim with lyres with skin-bag lyres with harps HR/Ncmpa 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 וַֽ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms מִסְפָּרָ֔/ם 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤌 miseparam their number their count their numbering HNcmsc/Sp3mp אַנְשֵׁ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men men of men of HNcmpc מְלָאכָ֖ה 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 melakhah of work skilled work skilled work HNcfsa לַ/עֲבֹדָתָֽ/ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕/𐤌 laavodatam for their service for their service for their service HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp
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Verse 3
לִ/ידוּת֑וּן 𐤋/𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤍 lidutun to Jeduthun for Yeduthun the Praiser to Yedutun HR/Np בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc יְדוּת֡וּן 𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤍 yedutun Jeduthun Praising One Yedutun HNp גְּדַלְיָ֡הוּ 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅 gedaleyahu Gedaliah Yah Is Great Gedaleyah HNp וּ/צְרִ֡י 𐤅/𐤑𐤓𐤉 utseri and Zeri and Tsᵉrîy and Tseri HC/Np וִֽ֠/ישַׁעְיָהוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤄𐤅 vishaeyahu and Jeshaiah Yahweh-has-saved and Yeshaeyah HC/Np חֲשַׁבְיָ֨הוּ 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅 chashaveyahu Hashabiah Yahweh-has-considered Chashaveyah HNp וּ/מַתִּתְיָ֜הוּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤅 umatiteyahu and Mattithiah and Gift-of-Yahweh and Matiteyah HC/Np שִׁשָּׁ֗ה 𐤔𐤔𐤄 shishah six six six HAcmsa עַל֩ 𐤏𐤋 al under upon under HR יְדֵ֨י 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey the hands of the two hands of the two hands of HNcbdc אֲבִי/הֶ֤ם 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 avihem their father their father their father HNcmsc/Sp3mp יְדוּתוּן֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤍 yedutun-2 Jeduthun Praising One Yedutun HNp בַּ/כִּנּ֔וֹר 𐤁/𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤓 bakinor with the harp with the lyre with the lyre HRd/Ncmsa הַ/נִּבָּ֕א 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤀 haniba prophesying the one acting as prophet the one prophesying HTd/VNrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 with upon concerning HR הֹד֥וֹת 𐤄𐤃𐤅𐤕 hodot yidika (Kikongo) giving thanks to cause to acknowledge giving thanks HVhc וְ/הַלֵּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤋 vehalel and praising to extol and to praise HC/Vpa לַ/יהוָֽה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np
Verse 4
לְ/הֵימָ֑ן 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 leheyman to Heman to Hêyman to Heyman HR/Np בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc הֵימָ֡ן 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 heyman Heman Heman Heyman HNp בֻּקִּיָּ֡הוּ 𐤁𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 buqiyahu Bukkiah Yah Has Poured Out Buqiyah HNp מַתַּנְיָ֡הוּ 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 mataneyahu Mattaniah Yahweh Gives Mataneyah HNp עֻ֠זִּיאֵל 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤀𐤋 uziel Uzziel My Strength is El Uziel HNp שְׁבוּאֵ֨ל 𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤋 shevuel Shubael God Restores Shevuel HNp וִֽ/ירִימ֜וֹת 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 virimot and Jerimoth Heights and Yerimot HC/Np חֲנַנְיָ֣ה 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤄 chananeyah Hananiah Yah-has-shown-favor Chananeyah HNp חֲנָ֗נִי 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉 chanani Hanani Yah-has-been-gracious Chanani HNp אֱלִיאָ֤תָה 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤀𐤕𐤄 eliatah Eliathah God has arrived Eliatah HNp גִדַּ֨לְתִּי֙ 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 gidaleti Giddalti I have magnified Gidaleti HNp וְ/רֹמַ֣מְתִּי 𐤅/𐤓𐤌𐤌𐤕𐤉 veromameti and Romamti I have exalted help and Romameti Ezer HC/Np עֶ֔זֶר 𐤏𐤆𐤓 ezer Ezer help Romameti Ezer HNp יָשְׁבְּקָ֣שָׁה 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤄 yashebeqashah Joshbekashah Yahweh makes hard Yshebeqashah HNp מַלּ֔וֹתִי 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤕𐤉 maloti Mallothi My Utterance Maloti HNp הוֹתִ֖יר 𐤄𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤓 hotir Hothir Hothir Hotir HNp מַחֲזִיאֽוֹת 𐤌𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤀𐤅𐤕 machaziot Mahazioth Visions Machaziot HNp
Verse 5
כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc אֵ֨לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones these ones HPdxcp בָנִ֜ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vanim Bene (Bemba) sons sons sons HNcmpa לְ/הֵימָ֗ן 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 leheyman of Heman to Hêyman to Heyman HR/Np חֹזֵ֥ה 𐤇𐤆𐤄 chozeh the seer vision-seer seer HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֛לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/דִבְרֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 bediverey Ndaba (Zulu) by words in matters of by the words of HR/Ncmpc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones Elohim HTd/Ncmpa לְ/הָרִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 leharim to exalt to heights to raise HR/Vhc קָ֑רֶן 𐤒𐤓𐤍 qaren horn horn horn HNcbsa וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones Elohim HTd/Ncmpa לְ/הֵימָ֗ן 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 leheyman-2 to Heman to Hêyman to Heyman HR/Np בָּנִ֛ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) sons sons sons HNcmpa אַרְבָּעָ֥ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 arebaah four four four HAcmsa עָשָׂ֖ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar ten -teen or -teenth -teen HAcmsa וּ/בָנ֥וֹת 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 uvanot and daughters and daughters and daughters HC/Ncfpa שָׁלֽוֹשׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔 shalosh three three three HAcfsa
Verse 6
כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones these ones HPdxcp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al under upon under HR יְדֵי֩ 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey the hands of the two hands of the two hands of HNcbdc אֲבִי/הֶ֨ם 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 avihem their father their father their father HNcmsc/Sp3mp בַּ/שִּׁ֜יר 𐤁/𐤔𐤉𐤓 bashir for the music in the song in the song HRd/Ncbsa בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of the house house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בִּ/מְצִלְתַּ֨יִם֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 bimetsiletayim with cymbals with ringing cymbals with cymbals HR/Ncfda נְבָלִ֣ים 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 nevalim harps skin-bag vessels harps HNcmpa וְ/כִנֹּר֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 vekhinorot and lyres and lyres and lyres HC/Ncmpa לַ/עֲבֹדַ֖ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 laavodat for the service for service of for service of HR/Ncfsc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 of the house house-of house of HNcmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones Elohim HTd/Ncmpa עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 under upon under HR יְדֵ֣י 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey-2 the hands of the two hands of the two hands of HNcbdc הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אָסָ֥ף 𐤀𐤎𐤐 asaf Asaph he gathered Asaf HNp וִ/ידוּת֖וּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤍 vidutun Jeduthun and Praiser and Yedutun HC/Np וְ/הֵימָֽן 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 veheyman and Heman and Hêyman and Heyman HC/Np
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