The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 15:19 Explained

1 Chronicles 15:19

KJV: So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

YLT: and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, with cymbals of brass to sound,

Darby: and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, to sound aloud with cymbals of brass;

ASV: So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So the singers,  Heman,  Asaph,  and Ethan,  [were appointed] to sound  with cymbals  of brass; 

What does 1 Chronicles 15:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 15

1  David having prepared a place for the ark,
15  the priests and Levites bring it from Obed-Edom
25  He performs the solemnity thereof with great joy
29  Michal despises him

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 15:19 mean?

And the singers Heman Asaph and Ethan the cymbals of [were] to sound
וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים הֵימָ֥ן אָסָ֖ף וְאֵיתָ֑ן בִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִם נְחֹ֖שֶׁת לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ

וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים  And  the  singers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שִׁיר  
Sense: to sing.
הֵימָ֥ן  Heman 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֵימָן  
Sense: a wise man to whom Solomon was compared.
אָסָ֖ף  Asaph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
וְאֵיתָ֑ן  and  Ethan 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵיתָן  
Sense: an Ezrahite known for his wisdom.
בִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִם  the  cymbals 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cd
Root: מְצִלְתַּיִם  
Sense: cymbals.
לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ  [were]  to  sound 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.