King James Version

1 Chronicles 15:19

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

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וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםvehamshorerimand the singשִׁירconjunction, definite article, verb, polel, participle, absolute — “and the sing”, a verb used as a describing wordH7891to singbehold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).הֵימָ֥ןheymanHemanהֵימָןnoun, proper name — “Heman”H1968Heman, the name of at least two IsraelitesHeman.אָסָ֖ףasafAsaphאָסָףnoun, proper name — “Asaph”H623Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the firstAsaph.וְאֵיתָ֑ןveeytanand Ethanאֵיתָןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Ethan”H387Ethan, the name of four IsraelitesEthan.בִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִםbimtsiltayimin cymbalsמְצֵלֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “in cymbals”, the ordinary formH4700(only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbalscymbals.נְחֹ֖שֶׁתnechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַlehashmiato hearשָׁמַעpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to hear”, the to-form of the verbH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed, with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;

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American Standard Version (1901)

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed , with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;

Young’s Literal Translation

and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, with cymbals of brass to sound,

World English Bible

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;

Darby Translation

and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, to sound aloud with cymbals of brass;

Douay-Rheims

Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, sounded with cymbals of brass.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed, with cymbals of brass to sound aloud;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the singers, Æman, Asaph, and Æthan, with brazen cymbals to make a sound to be heard.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ ψαλτῳδοὶ, Αἰμὰν, Ἀσὰφ, καὶ Αἰθὰν ἐν κυμβάλοις χαλκοῖς τοῦ ἀκουσθῆναι ποιῆσαι.