KJV: And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
YLT: And the singers, sons of Asaph, are on their station, according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun seer of the king, and the gate keepers are at gate and gate; it is not for them to turn aside from off their service, for their brethren the Levites have prepared for them.
Darby: And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the doorkeepers were at every gate; they had not to depart from their service, for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
ASV: And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters were at every gate: they needed not to depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
וְהַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֨ים | And the singers [were] |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural Root: שִׁיר Sense: to sing. |
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בְּנֵי־ | the sons |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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אָסָ֜ף | of Asaph |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָסָף Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary. |
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מַעֲמָדָ֗ם | their places |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: מַעֲמָד Sense: attendance, office, function, service. |
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כְּמִצְוַ֤ת | according to the command |
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מִצְוָה Sense: commandment. |
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דָּוִיד֙ | of David |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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וְאָסָ֞ף | and Asaph |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָסָף Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary. |
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וְהֵימָ֤ן | and Heman |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: הֵימָן Sense: a wise man to whom Solomon was compared. |
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וִֽידֻתוּן֙ | and Jeduthun |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְדוּתוּן Sense: a Levite of the family of Merari and the chief of one of the 3 choirs of the temple whose descendants also formed one of the perpetual temple choirs; he is named at the beginning of 3 Psalms (39, 62, 77) either as the composer or the recipient of those Psalms but most likely as the leader of the choir by which those Psalms were to be sung. |
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חוֹזֵ֣ה | seer |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֹזֶה Sense: seer. |
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הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | of the king |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king. |
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וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים | and the gatekeepers were |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: שֹׁועֵר Sense: gatekeeper, porter. |
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לְשַׁ֣עַר | at |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: שַׁעַר Sense: gate. |
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וָשָׁ֑עַר | and each gate |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: שַׁעַר Sense: gate. |
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לָסוּר֙ | did have to leave |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: סוּר Sense: to turn aside, depart. |
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מֵעַ֣ל | upon |
Parse: Preposition-m Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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עֲבֹֽדָתָ֔ם | their position |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: עֲבֹדָה Sense: labour, service. |
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כִּֽי־ | because |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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אֲחֵיהֶ֥ם | their brothers |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: אָח Sense: brother. |
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הַלְוִיִּ֖ם | the Levites |
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: לֵוִי Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah. |
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הֵכִ֥ינוּ | prepared portions |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural Root: כּוּן Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established. |
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לָהֶֽם | for them |
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural |