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For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. (KJV)

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כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:46 word 1

בִימֵ֥יvi.Meiin [the] days of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:46 word 2

דָוִ֛ידda.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:46 word 3

וְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.Safand Asaph

Lemma: אָסָף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0623H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Asaph

Used 38 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 6:39, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Chronicles 15:19, 1 Chronicles 16:5, 1 Chronicles 16:7, 1 Chronicles 16:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0623H; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:46 word 4

מִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demfrom antiquity

Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: front: old

Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:15, Deuteronomy 33:27, 2 Kings 19:25, Job 29:2, Psalms 44:1, Psalms 55:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6924H; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:46 word 5

הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.Rimthe singers

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7891

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)

Meaning: to sing

Used 86 times. Also: Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Numbers 21:17, Judges 5:1, Judges 5:3, 2 Samuel 19:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7891; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:46 word 6

וְשִׁיר\־ve.shir-and [the] song of

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7892A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: song

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Judges 5:12, 1 Kings 4:32, 1 Chronicles 6:31, 1 Chronicles 6:32, 1 Chronicles 13:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7892A; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:46 word 7

תְּהִלָּ֥הte.hi.Lahpraise

Lemma: תְּהִלָּה (te.hil.lah) · Strong's: H8416

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: praise

Used 56 times. Also: Exodus 15:11, Deuteronomy 10:21, Deuteronomy 26:19, 1 Chronicles 16:35, 2 Chronicles 20:22, Nehemiah 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8416; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:46 word 8

וְהֹד֖וֹתve.ho.Dotand thanksgiving

Lemma: יָדָה (ya.dah) · Strong's: H3034

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to give thanks

Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 49:8, Leviticus 5:5, Leviticus 16:21, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3034; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:46 word 9

לֵֽאלֹהִֽים\׃Le.lo.Himto God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:46 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
long ago	→	קֶ֫דֶם H6924H front: old
in the days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
and Asaph	→	אָסָף H0623H Asaph
there were directors	→	H7218
for the singers	→	שִׁיר H7891 to sing
and for the songs	→	שִׁיר H7892A song
of praise	→	תְּהִלָּה H8416 praise
and thanksgiving	→	יָדָה H3034 to give thanks
to God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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