Nehemiah 12:46 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 12:46 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 →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
בִימֵ֥י
yôwm
H3117
day
דָוִ֛יד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וְאָסָ֖ף
ʼÂçâph
H623
Asaph
מִקֶּ֑דֶם
qedem
H6924
east
ראש
rôʼsh
H7218
head
רָאשֵׁי֙
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים
shîyr
H7891
to sing
וְשִׁיר
shîyr
H7892
song
תְּהִלָּ֥ה
tᵉhillâh
H8416
praise
וְהֹד֖וֹת
yâdâh
H3034
to throw
לֵֽאלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
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King James Version Public Domain
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For in the days of David and Asaph, from ancient time there was a head of the ones who sang, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).