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Nehemiah 12:36

and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
Nehemiah 12:36
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְֽאֶחָ֡יו שְֽׁמַעְיָ֡ה וַעֲזַרְאֵ֡ל מִֽלֲלַ֡י גִּֽלֲלַ֡י מָעַ֞י נְתַנְאֵ֤ל וִֽיהוּדָה֙ חֲנָ֔נִי בִּכְלֵי־שִׁ֥יר דָּוִ֖יד אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְעֶזְרָ֥א הַסּוֹפֵ֖ר לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

  1. וְֽאֶחָ֡יוve.'e.Chav“and brothers his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-relative” · Strong's H0251H
  2. שְֽׁמַעְיָ֡הshe.ma'.Yah“Shemaiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ · “Shemaiah” · Strong's H8098V
  3. וַעֲזַרְאֵ֡לva.'a.zar.'El“and Azarel”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲזַרְאֵל · “Azarel” · Strong's H5832J
  4. מִֽלֲלַ֡יmi.la.Lai“Milalai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מִֽלֲלַי · “Milalai” · Strong's H4450
  5. גִּֽלֲלַ֡יgi.la.Lai“Gilalai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from גִּלֲלַי · “Gilalai” · Strong's H1562
  6. מָעַ֞יma.'Ai“Maai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מָעַי · “Maai” · Strong's H4597
  7. נְתַנְאֵ֤לne.tan.'El“Nethanel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נְתַנְאֵל · “Nethanel” · Strong's H5417P
  8. וִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.Dah“and Judah”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063K
  9. חֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.ni“Hanani”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from חֲנָנִי · “Hanani” · Strong's H2607K
  10. בִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-“with [the] instruments of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from כְּלִי · “article|utensil” · Strong's H3627
  11. שִׁ֥ירshir“<the> song of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שִׁיר · “song” · Strong's H7892A
  12. דָּוִ֖ידda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  13. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“[the] man of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  14. הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  15. וְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'“and Ezra”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from עֶזְרָא · “Ezra” · Strong's H5830G
  16. הַסּוֹפֵ֖רha.so.Fer“the scribe”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סֹפֵר · “secretary” · Strong's H5608B
  17. לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.Hem“[was] <to> before them”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)