NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And these are the singersshiyr (sheer) to sing -- sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman). chief ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) of the fathers 'ab (awb) father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-. of the Levites Leviyiy (lay-vee-ee') a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite. who remaining in the chambers lishkah (lish-kaw') a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging) -- chamber, parlour. were free patar (paw-tar') to cleave or burst through, i.e. (causatively) to emit, whether literal or figurative (gape) -- dismiss, free, let (shoot) out, slip away. patiyr (paw-teer') open, i.e. unoccupied -- free. for they were employed in that work mla'kah (mel-aw-kaw') deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) day yowmam (yo-mawm') daily -- daily, (by, in the) day(-time). and night layil (lah'-yil) a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season). Parallel Verses 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. International Standard Version These singers, leaders of ancestral households of the descendants of Levi, were living in the chambers of the Temple. Freed from other service responsibilities, they were on duty day and night. NET Bible The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks. GOD'S WORD® Translation These were the musicians who were the heads of the Levite families. They lived in rooms in the temple and were free from other duties because they were on duty day and night. King James 2000 Bible And these are the singers, heads of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free from other service: for they were employed in that work day and night. Links 1 Chronicles 9:331 Chronicles 9:33 NIV 1 Chronicles 9:33 NLT 1 Chronicles 9:33 ESV 1 Chronicles 9:33 NASB 1 Chronicles 9:33 KJV |
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