Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 428 [e] וְאֵ֣לֶּה wə-’êl-leh And these [are] Conj-w | Pro-cp 7891 [e] הַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִים ham-šō-rə-rîm the singers Art | V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp 7218 [e] רָאשֵׁ֨י rā-šê heads N-mpc 1 [e] אָב֧וֹת ’ā-ḇō-wṯ of the fathers' [houses] N-mp 3881 [e] לַלְוִיִּ֛ם lal-wî-yim of the Levites Prep-l | N-proper-mp 3957 [e] בַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖ת bal-lə-šā-ḵōṯ [who lodged] in the chambers Prep-b, Art | N-fp   [פטירים] [pə-ṭî-rîm - Noun - masculine plural N-mp   ḵ]   6358 [e] (פְּטוּרִ֑ים) (pə-ṭū-rîm; [and were] free V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp   q)   3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- [from other duties] for Conj 3119 [e] יוֹמָ֥ם yō-w-mām day Adv 3915 [e] וָלַ֛יְלָה wā-lay-lāh and night Conj-w | N-ms 5921 [e] עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם ‘ă-lê-hem they were employed Prep | 3mp 4399 [e] בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ bam-mə-lā-ḵāh. in [that] work Prep-b, Art | N-fs

New American Standard Bible
Now these are the singers, heads of fathers' households of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free from other service; for they were engaged in their work day and night.

King James Bible
And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The singers, the heads of the Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other tasks because they were on duty day and night.

the singers

1 Chronicles 6:31-33 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the …

1 Chronicles 15:16-22 And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers …

1 Chronicles 16:4-6 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark …

1 Chronicles 25:1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service …

Ezra 7:24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, …

were free

Nehemiah 11:17,22,23 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, …

they, etc. [heb] upon them
employed A number of levites were employed by rotation in singing the praises of Jehovah; and they seem to have continued the service day and night:

Psalm 134:1,2 Behold, bless you the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, which by …

Psalm 135:1-3 Praise you the LORD. Praise you the name of the LORD; praise him, …

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