1 Chronicles 15

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וַיַּֽעַשׂ־and he madeל֥וֹfor himselfבָתִּ֖יםhouses בְּעִ֣ירin the city of דָּוִ֑ידDavid וַיָּ֤כֶןand he prepared מָקוֹם֙a place לַֽאֲר֣וֹןfor the ark of הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe God וַיֶּט־and he pitchedל֖וֹfor itאֹֽהֶל׃a tent

וַיַּקְהֵ֥לand he assembled דָּוִ֛ידDavid אֶת־obj.כָּל־all יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael אֶל־to יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem לְהַעֲלוֹת֙to bring up אֶת־obj.אֲר֣וֹןthe ark of יְהוָ֔הYahweh אֶל־to מְקוֹמ֖וֹplace its אֲשֶׁר־which הֵכִ֥יןhe had preparedלֽוֹ׃for it

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףand he gathered דָּוִ֛ידDavid אֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֥יthe descendants of אַֽהֲרֹ֖ןAaron וְאֶת־and obj.הַלְוִיִּֽם׃the Levites

לִבְנֵ֖יof the descendants of קְהָ֑תKohath אוּרִיאֵ֣לUriel הַשָּׂ֔רthe leader וְאֶחָ֖יוand relatives his מֵאָ֥הone hundred וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סand twenty

לִבְנֵ֖יof the descendants of מְרָרִ֑יMerari עֲשָׂיָ֣הAsaiah הַשָּׂ֔רthe leader וְאֶחָ֖יוand relatives his מָאתַ֥יִםtwo hundred וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סand twenty

לִבְנֵ֖יof the descendants of גֵּרְשׁ֑וֹםGershom יוֹאֵ֣לJoel הַשָּׂ֔רthe leader וְאֶחָ֖יוand relatives his מֵאָ֥הone hundred וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ סand thirty

לִבְנֵ֖יof the descendants of אֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ןElizaphan שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הShemaiah הַשָּׂ֖רthe leader וְאֶחָ֥יוand relatives his מָאתָֽיִם׃ סtwo hundred

לִבְנֵ֖יof the descendants of חֶבְר֑וֹןHebron אֱלִיאֵ֥לEliel הַשָּׂ֖רthe leader וְאֶחָ֥יוand relatives his שְׁמוֹנִֽים׃ סeighty

לִבְנֵ֖יof the descendants of עֻזִּיאֵ֑לUzziel עַמִּינָדָ֣בAmminadab הַשָּׂ֔רthe leader וְאֶחָ֕יוand relatives his מֵאָ֖הone hundred וּשְׁנֵ֥יםand two plus עָשָֽׂר׃ סten

וַיִּקְרָ֣אand he summoned דָוִ֔ידDavid לְצָד֥וֹקto Zadok וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רand to Abiathar הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםthe priests וְלַלְוִיִּ֗םand to the Levites לְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤לto Uriel עֲשָׂיָה֙Asaiah וְיוֹאֵ֣לand Joel שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הShemaiah וֶאֱלִיאֵ֖לand Eliel וְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃and Amminadab

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלָהֶ֔םto themאַתֶּ֛םyou רָאשֵׁ֥יare the chiefs of הָאָב֖וֹתthe fathers לַלְוִיִּ֑םof the Levites הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙consecrate yourselves אַתֶּ֣םyou וַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םand relatives your וְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗םand you will bring up אֵ֣תobj.אֲר֤וֹןthe ark of יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael אֶל־to הֲכִינ֖וֹתִיwhere I have preparedלֽוֹ׃for it

כִּ֛יfor לְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖הto what? at the first time לֹ֣אnot אַתֶּ֑םyou פָּרַ֨ץhe burst out יְהוָ֤הYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙God ourבָּ֔נוּagainst usכִּי־for לֹ֥אnot דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּwe sought him כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃according to the ordinance

וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּand they consecrated themselves הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priests וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םand the Levites לְהַעֲל֕וֹתto bring up אֶת־obj.אֲר֥וֹןthe ark of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּand they carried בְנֵֽי־the descendants of הַלְוִיִּ֗םthe Levites אֵ֚תobj.אֲר֣וֹןthe ark of הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe God כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses כִּדְבַ֣רaccording to the word of יְהוָ֑הYahweh בִּכְתֵפָ֥םon shoulders their בַּמֹּט֖וֹתwith the poles עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פon them

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said דָּוִיד֮David לְשָׂרֵ֣יto the leaders of הַלְוִיִּם֒the Levites לְהַֽעֲמִ֗ידto appoint אֶת־obj.אֲחֵיהֶם֙relatives their הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםthe singers בִּכְלֵי־with instruments of שִׁ֛ירsong נְבָלִ֥יםlyres וְכִנֹּר֖וֹתand harps וּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםand cymbals מַשְׁמִיעִ֥יםsounding aloud לְהָרִֽים־to raise בְּק֖וֹלin a sound לְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ פof joy

וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּand they appointed הַלְוִיִּ֗םthe Levites אֵ֚תobj.הֵימָ֣ןHeman בֶּן־the son of יוֹאֵ֔לJoel וּמִ֨ן־and of אֶחָ֔יוrelatives his אָסָ֖ףAsaph בֶּן־the son of בֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּ סBerekiah וּמִן־and of בְּנֵ֤יthe descendants of מְרָרִי֙Merari אֲחֵיהֶ֔םrelatives their אֵיתָ֖ןEthan בֶּן־the son of קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃Kushaiah

וְעִמָּהֶ֖םand with them אֲחֵיהֶ֣םrelatives their הַמִּשְׁנִ֑יםthe second in rank זְכַרְיָ֡הוּZechariah בֵּ֡ןBen וְיַֽעֲזִיאֵ֡לand Jaaziel וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתand Shemiramoth וִיחִיאֵ֣ל׀and Jehiel וְעֻנִּ֡יand Unni אֱלִיאָ֡בEliab וּבְנָיָ֡הוּand Benaiah וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡הוּand Maaseiah וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ֩and Mattithiah וֶאֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּand Eliphelehu וּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּand Mikneiah וְעֹבֵ֥דand Obed-אֱדֹ֛םEdom וִֽיעִיאֵ֖לand Jeiel הַשֹּׁעֲרִֽים׃the gatekeepers

וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםand the singers הֵימָ֥ןHeman אָסָ֖ףAsaph וְאֵיתָ֑ןand Ethan בִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםwith cymbals נְחֹ֖שֶׁתbronze לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃were to sound aloud

וּזְכַרְיָ֨הand Zechariah וַעֲזִיאֵ֜לand Aziel וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֤וֹתand Shemiramoth וִֽיחִיאֵל֙and Jehiel וְעֻנִּ֣יand Unni וֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔בand Eliab וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּand Maaseiah וּבְנָיָ֑הוּand Benaiah בִּנְבָלִ֖יםwith lyres עַל־on עֲלָמֽוֹת׃alamoth

וּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּand Mattithiah וֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּand Eliphelehu וּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙and Mikneiah וְעֹבֵ֣דand Obed-אֱדֹ֔םEdom וִֽיעִיאֵ֖לand Jeiel וַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּand Azaziah בְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתwith harps עַל־on הַשְּׁמִינִ֖יתthe sheminith לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃to act as overseers

וּכְנַנְיָ֥הוּand Kenaniah שַֽׂר־the leader of הַלְוִיִּ֖םthe Levites בְּמַשָּׂ֑אin a lifting up יָסֹר֙an instructor בַּמַּשָּׂ֔אin the lifting up כִּ֥יfor מֵבִ֖יןwas a teacher הֽוּא׃he

וּבֶֽרֶכְיָה֙and Berekiah וְאֶלְקָנָ֔הand Elkanah שֹׁעֲרִ֖יםwere gatekeepers לָאָרֽוֹן׃for the ark

וּשְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּand Shebaniah וְיֽוֹשָׁפָ֡טand Joshaphat וּנְתַנְאֵ֡לand Nethanel וַעֲמָשַׂ֡יand Amasai וּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּand Zechariah וּבְנָיָ֤הוּand Benaiah וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙and Eliezer הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priests מַחְצְרִים֙were blowing a trumpet בַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתon trumpets לִפְנֵ֖יto before אֲר֣וֹןthe ark of הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe God וְעֹבֵ֤דand Obed-אֱדֹם֙Edom וִֽיחִיָּ֔הand Jehiah שֹׁעֲרִ֖יםwere gatekeepers לָאָרֽוֹן׃for the ark

וַיְהִ֥יand it was דָוִ֛ידDavid וְזִקְנֵ֥יand the elders of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael וְשָׂרֵ֣יand the leaders of הָאֲלָפִ֑יםthe thousands הַהֹֽלְכִ֗יםwere the ones who went לְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתto bring up אֶת־obj.אֲר֧וֹןthe ark of בְּרִית־the covenant of יְהוָ֛הYahweh מִן־from בֵּ֥יתthe house of עֹבֵֽד־Obed-אֱדֹ֖םEdom בְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ סwith joy

וַֽיְהִי֙and it was בֶּעְזֹ֣רbecause helped הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe God אֶ֨ת־obj.הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites נֹשְׂאֵ֖יthe bearers of אֲר֣וֹןthe ark of בְּרִית־the covenant of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וַיִּזְבְּח֥וּand they sacrificed שִׁבְעָֽה־seven פָרִ֖יםyoung bulls וְשִׁבְעָ֥הand seven אֵילִֽים׃rams

וְדָוִ֞ידand David מְכֻרְבָּ֣ל׀was wrapped בִּמְעִ֣ילin a robe of בּ֗וּץfine linen וְכָל־and all הַלְוִיִּם֙the Levites הַנֹּשְׂאִ֣יםwho were carrying אֶת־obj.הָאָר֔וֹןthe ark וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםand the singers וּכְנַנְיָ֛הand Kenaniah הַשַּׂ֥רthe leader הַמַּשָּׂ֖אthe lifting up הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑יםthe singers וְעַל־and was on דָּוִ֖ידDavid אֵפ֥וֹדan ephod of בָּֽד׃linen

וְכָל־and all יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael מַעֲלִים֙was bringing up אֶת־obj.אֲר֣וֹןthe ark of בְּרִית־the covenant of יְהוָ֔הYahweh בִּתְרוּעָה֙with a shout וּבְק֣וֹלand with the sound of שׁוֹפָ֔רa ram's horn וּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹתand with trumpets וּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִםand with cymbals מַשְׁמִעִ֕יםsounding aloud בִּנְבָלִ֖יםwith lyres וְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃and harps

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