King James Version

1 Chronicles 15:21

And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

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וּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּumatityahvand Mattithiah. nמַתִּתְיָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Mattithiah. n”H4993Mattithjah, the name of four IsraelitesMattithiah. nוֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּveelifelehvand Eliphelehאֱלִיפְלֵהוּconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Elipheleh”H466Eliphelehu, an IsraeliteElipheleh.וּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּ֙umiqneyahvand Mikneiahמִקְנֵיָהוּconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Mikneiah”H4737Miknejah, an IsraeliteMikneiah.וְעֹבֵ֣דveovedand Obed-edomעֹבֵד אֱדוֹםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Obed-edom”H5654Obed-Edom, the name of five IsraelitesObed-edom.אֱדֹ֔םedomObed-edomעֹבֵד אֱדוֹםnoun, proper name — “Obed-edom”H5654Obed-Edom, the name of five IsraelitesObed-edom.וִֽיעִיאֵ֖לviieland Jeielיְעִיאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jeiel”H3273Jeiel, the name of six IsraelitesJeiel, Jehiel. Compare H3262 (יְעוּאֵל).וַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּvaazazyahvand Azaziahעֲזַזְיָהוּconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Azaziah”H5812Azazjah, the name of three IsraelitesAzaziah.בְּכִנֹּר֥וֹתbekhinorotin harpכִּנּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in harp”, the ordinary formH3658a harpharp.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַשְּׁמִינִ֖יתhashminitthe Sheminithשְׁמִינִיתdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the Sheminith”, the ordinary formH8067probably an eight-stringed lyreSheminith.לְנַצֵּֽחַlenatsechato excelנָצַחpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to excel”, the to-form of the verbH5329properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanentexcel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and Mattithiah, and Eliphalehu, and Mikneiahu, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith, to lead.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps set to the Sheminith, to lead.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps, on the octave, to oversee.

World English Bible

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.

Darby Translation

and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to lead [the singing].

Douay-Rheims

And Mathathias, and Eliphalu, and Macenias and Obededom, and Jehiel and Ozaziu, sung a song of victory for the octave upon harps.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and Mattithiah, and Eliphalehu, and Mikneiahu, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith, to lead.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Mattathias, and Eliphalu, and Makenia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, with harps of Amasenith, to make a loud noise.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Ματταθίας, καὶ Ἐλιφαλοὺ, καὶ Μακενία, καὶ Ἀβδεδὸμ, καὶ Ἰεϊὴλ, καὶ Ὀζίας ἐν κινύραις ἁμασενὶθ τοῦ ἐνισχῦσαι.