KJV: And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.
YLT: And the men are working faithfully in the business, and over them are appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathite, to overlook; and of the Levites, every one understanding about instruments of song,
Darby: And the men did the work faithfully. And over them were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, Levites, of the children of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the children of the Kohathites, for the oversight; and all these Levites were skilled in instruments of music.
ASV: And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and others of the Levites, all that were skilful with instruments of music.
וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ | And the men |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱנׄושׁ Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind. |
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בֶּאֱמוּנָ֜ה | faithfully |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֱמוּנָה Sense: firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness. |
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בַּמְּלָאכָ֗ה | the work |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מְלָאכָה Sense: occupation, work, business. |
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וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם ׀ | and their |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine plural 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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מֻ֠פְקָדִים | overseers |
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Participle, masculine plural Root: פָּקַד Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for. |
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יַ֣חַת | [were] Jahath |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַחַת Sense: son of Reaiah and grandson of Shobal of the tribe of Judah. |
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וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ | and Obadiah |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֹבַדְיָה Sense: the 4th of the 2 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. |
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הַלְוִיִּם֙ | 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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בְּנֵ֣י | the sons |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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מְרָרִ֔י | of Merari |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְרָרִי Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family. |
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וּזְכַרְיָ֧ה | and Zechariah |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: זְכַרְיָה Sense: th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel. |
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וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם | and Meshullam |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְשֻׁלָּם Sense: grandfather of Shaphan, the scribe. 2 son of Zerubbabel. 3 a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal. 4 a Benjamite, father of Sallu. 5 a Benjamite who lived at Jerusalem after the captivity. 6 a Benjamite. 6a perhaps the same as 3 or 4. 7 a Gadite in the reign of king Jotham of Judah. 8 son of Berechiah who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. 9 son of Besodeiah who assisted Jehoiada the son of Paseah in restoring the old gate of Jerusalem. 0 a chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. father of Hilkiah and high priest probably in the reign of king Amon of Judah. |
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הַקְּהָתִ֖ים | of the Kohathites |
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: קְהָתִי Sense: the descendants of Kohath, the 2nd son of Levi. |
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לְנַצֵּ֑חַ | to supervise |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: נָצַח Sense: to excel, be bright, be preeminent, be perpetual, be overseer, be enduring. |
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וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם | and [Others of] the Levites |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: לֵוִי Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah. |
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מֵבִ֖ין | of whom were skillful |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: בִּין Sense: to discern, understand, consider. |
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בִּכְלֵי־ | with instruments |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: כְּלִי Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil. |
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שִֽׁיר | of music |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שִׁיר Sense: song. |