2 Chronicles 5:12

2 Chronicles 5:12

Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

a. ASV: Also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brethren, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets);

b. YLT: And the Levites, the singers, to all of them, to Asaph, to Heman, to Jeduthun, and to their sons, and to their brethren, clothed in white linen, with cymbals, and with psalteries, and harps, are standing on the east of the altar, and with them priests, to a hundred and twenty, blowing with trumpets --

c. Amplified Bible Classic: And all the Levites who were singers—all of those of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, with their sons and kinsmen, arrayed in fine linen, having cymbals, harps, and lyres—stood at the east end of the altar, and with them 120 priests blowing trumpets;

d. Septuagint: That all the singing Levites [assigned] to the sons of Asaph, to Aeman, to Idithun, and to his sons, and to his brethren, of them that were clothed in linen garments, with cymbals and lutes and harps, [were] standing before the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests, blowing trumpets.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: The Levites, all of whom were singers: Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and kinsmen were dressed in linen; with cymbals, lyres and harps, and stood to the east of the Altar. With them were a hundred twenty Kohanim blowing trumpets.

1. “Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun…”

a. [Also the] Levites [Strong:3881 Lêvîyîy, lay-vee-ee'; or לֵוִי Lêvîy; patronymically from H3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi:—Leviite.] [The KJV translates Strong's H3881 in the following manner: Levite (286x).]

b. [which were the] singers [Strong: 7891 shîyr, sheer; or (the original form) שׁוּר shûwr; (1 Samuel 18:6), a primitive root (rather identical with H7788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy); to sing:—behold (by mistake for H7789), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).] [The KJV translates Strong's H7891 in the following manner: sing (41x), singer (37x), singing men (4x), singing women (4x), behold (1x).]

c. all [of them] [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).]

d. [of] Asaph [Strong: 623 ʼÂçâph, aw-sawf'; from H622; collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first:—Asaph.] [The KJV translates Strong's H623 in the following manner: Asaph (46x).]

e. [of] Heman [Strong: 1968 Hêymân, hay-mawn'; probably from H539; faithful; Heman, the name of at least two Israelites:—Heman.] [The KJV translates Strong's H1968 in the following manner: Heman (17x).]

f.  Jeduthun [Strong: 3038 Yᵉdûwthûwn, yed-oo-thoon'; or יְדֻתוּן Yᵉduthûwn; or יְדִיתוּן Yᵉdîythûwn; probably from H3034; laudatory; Jeduthun, an Israelite:—Jeduthun.] [The KJV translates Strong's H3038 in the following manner: Jeduthun (17x).]

2. “...with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen…”

a. [with their] sons [Strong: 1121  bên, bane; from H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.):—afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, × in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, +mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, rebel, + robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, +spark, steward, + stranger, × surely, them of, + tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.] [The KJV translates Strong's H1121 in the following manner: son (2,978x), children (1,568x), old (135x), first (51x), man (20x), young (18x), young (with H1241) (17x), child (10x), stranger (10x), people (5x), miscellaneous (92x).]

b. [and their] brethren [Strong: 251 ʼâch, awkh; a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H1]):—another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.] [The KJV translates Strong's H251 in the following manner: brethren (332x), brother (269x), another (23x), brotherly (1x), kindred (1x), like (1x), another (1x), other (1x).]

c. [being] arrayed [Strong: 3847 lâbash, law-bash'; or לָבֵשׁ lâbêsh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively:—(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.] [The KJV translates Strong's H3847 in the following manner: clothe (51x), put on (22x), put (18x), array (6x), wear (4x), armed (3x), came (3x), apparel (1x), apparelled (1x), clothed them (1x), came upon (1x), variant (1x).]

d. [in] white linen [Strong: 948 bûwts, boots; from an unused root (of the same form) meaning to bleach, i.e. (intransitive) be white; probably cotton (of some sort):—fine (white) linen.] [The KJV translates Strong's H948 in the following manner: fine linen (7x), white linen (1x).]

3. “...having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar…”

a. [having] cymbals [Strong: 4700 mᵉtsêleth, mets-ay'-leth; from H6750; (only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals:—cymbals.] [The KJV translates Strong's H4700 in the following manner: cymbal (13x).]

b. [and] psaltries [Strong: 5035 nebel, neh'-bel; or נֵבֶל nêbel; from H5034; a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form):—bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol.] [The KJV translates Strong's H5035 in the following manner: psalteries (22x), bottle (8x), viol (4x), flagons (1x), pitchers (1x), vessel (1x), variant (1x).]

c. [and] harps [Strong: 3658 kinnôwr, kin-nore'; from a unused root meaning to twang; a harp:—harp.] [The KJV translates Strong's H3658 in the following manner: harp (42x).]

d. stood [Strong: 5975 ʻâmad, aw-mad'; a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive):—abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.] [The KJV translates Strong's H5975 in the following manner: stood (171x), stand (137x), (raise, stand...) up (42x), set (32x), stay (17x), still (15x), appointed (10x), standing (10x), endure (8x), remain (8x), present (7x), continue (6x), withstand (6x), waited (5x), establish (5x), miscellaneous (42x).]

e. [at the] east end [Strong: 4217 mizrâch, miz-rawkh'; from H2224; sunrise, i.e. the east:—east (side, -ward), (sun-) rising (of the sun).] [The KJV translates Strong's H4217 in the following manner: east (30x), eastward (20x), sunrising (with H8121) (9x), rising (8x), east side (5x), east end (1x), sunrising (1x).]

f. [of the] altar [Strong: 4196 mizbêach, miz-bay'-akh; from H2076; an altar:—altar.] [The KJV translates Strong's H4196 in the following manner: altar (402x).]

4. “...and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:) “

a. [and] with them [Strong: 5973 `im eem from 6004; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English):--accompanying, against, and, as (X long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-)to, with(-al).]

b. [an] hundred [Strong: 3967 mêʼâh, may-aw'; or מֵאיָה mêʼyâh; properly, a primitive numeral a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction:—hundred((-fold), -th), sixscore.] [The KJV translates Strong's H3967 in the following manner: hundred (571x), eleven hundred (with H505) (3x), hundredth (3x), hundredfold (2x), sixscore (with H6242) (1x), hundred times (1x).]

c. [and] twenty [Strong: 6242  ʻesrîym, es-reem'; from H6235; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth:—(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).] [The KJV translates Strong's H6242 in the following manner: twenty (278x), twentieth (36x), sixscore (with H3967) (1x).]

d. priests [Strong: 3548 kôhên, ko-hane'; active participle of H3547; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman):—chief ruler, × own, priest, prince, principal officer.] [The KJV translates Strong's H3548 in the following manner: priest (744x), own (2x), chief ruler (2x), officer (1x), princes (1x).]

e. sounding [Strong: 2690 châtsar, khaw-tsar'; a primitive root; properly, to surround with a stockade, and thus separate from the open country; but used only in the reduplicated form חֲצֹצֵר chătsôtsêr; or (2 Chronicles 5:12) חֲצֹרֵר chătsôrêr; as dem. from H2689; to trumpet, i.e. blow on that instrument:—blow, sound, trumpeter.] [The KJV translates Strong's H2690 in the following manner: sounded (2x), blow (1x), sounding (1x), trumpeters (1x), sounded (1x), variant (5x).]

f. [with] trumpets [Strong: 2689 chătsôtsᵉrâh, khats-o-tser-aw'; by reduplication from H2690; a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note):—trumpet(-er).] [The KJV translates Strong's H2689 in the following manner: trumpet (29x).]