For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.Nehemiah 12:46
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כִּֽי־בִימֵ֥י דָוִ֛יד וְאָסָ֖ף מִקֶּ֑דֶם רָאשֵׁי֙ הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים וְשִׁיר־תְּהִלָּ֥ה וְהֹד֖וֹת לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃
- כִּֽי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- בִימֵ֥יvi.Mei“in [the] days of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- דָוִ֛ידda.Vid“David”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- וְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.Saf“and Asaph”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from אָסָף · “Asaph” · Strong's H0623H
- מִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.dem“from antiquity”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫דֶם · “old” · Strong's H6924H
- רָאשֵׁי֙rosh“[the] leaders of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “leader” · Strong's H7218HQere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.Rim“the singers”Definite article + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁיר · “to sing” · Strong's H7891
- וְשִׁיר־ve.shir-“and [the] song of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שִׁיר · “song” · Strong's H7892A
- תְּהִלָּ֥הte.hi.Lah“praise”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּהִלָּה · “praise” · Strong's H8416
- וְהֹד֖וֹתve.ho.Dot“and thanksgiving”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from יָדָה · “to give thanks” · Strong's H3034
- לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.Him“to God”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)