1 Chronicles 15:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 15:2 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 →
אָ֚ז
ʼâz
H227
then
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֔יד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
לָשֵׂאת֙
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲר֣וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּ֖י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
בָ֣ם
בָּחַ֣ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לָשֵׂ֞את
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲר֧וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹ
shârath
H8334
to minister
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them has Yahweh chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then David said, “ not to carry the Box of God except the Levites. For Yahweh chose them to carry the Box of Yahweh and to serve him forever.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).