1 Chronicles 15:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 15:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִיד֮
Dâvid
H1732
David
לְשָׂרֵ֣י
sar
H8269
prince
הַלְוִיִּם֒
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
לְהַֽעֲמִ֗יד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲחֵיהֶם֙
ʼâch
H251
brother
הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים
shîyr
H7891
to sing
בִּכְלֵי
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
שִׁ֛יר
shîyr
H7892
song
נְבָלִ֥ים
nebel
H5035
skin bottle
וְכִנֹּר֖וֹת
kinnôwr
H3658
lyre
וּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִם
mᵉtsêleth
H4700
cymbals
מַשְׁמִיעִ֥ים
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
לְהָרִֽים
rûwm
H7311
to rise
בְּק֖וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
לְשִׂמְחָֽה
simchâh
H8057
joy
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World English Bible Public Domain
David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to the chiefs of the Levites to station their brothers, the singers, with instruments of song, lyres and harps and cymbals, playing to raise a sound of rejoicing.
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