OET interlinear NEH 12:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠רָאשֵׁ֣י הַ֠⁠לְוִיִּם & לְ⁠הַלֵּ֣ל לְ⁠הוֹד֔וֹת

and,heads_of the,Levites & to,praise to,give_thanks

Here the book leaves out some of the words that a sentence would ordinarily need in order to be complete. This sentence seems to mean “The Levite leaders who directed the choir that sang songs of praise and thanksgiving were … ” You could say something like that as an alternate translation if it would be helpful to your readers.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠רָאשֵׁ֣י הַ֠⁠לְוִיִּם

and,heads_of the,Levites

Head here is a figurative way of saying “leader.” Alternate translation: “the leaders of the Levites” or “the Levite leaders”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

חֲשַׁבְיָ֨ה שֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜ה

Ḩₐshaⱱ\sup_yāh Shērēⱱə\sup_yāh

These are the names of two men.

Note 4 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠יֵשׁ֤וּעַ בֶּן־קַדְמִיאֵל֙

and,Jeshua son_of Qadmī\sup_ʼēl

Jeshua is the name of a man, and Kadmiel is the name of his father.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠אֲחֵי⁠הֶ֣ם לְ⁠נֶגְדָּ֔⁠ם & מִשְׁמָ֖ר לְ⁠עֻמַּ֥ת מִשְׁמָֽר

and,brothers_of,their at,opposite,them & section responding,responding_to_of section

As in 12:9, this could mean one of two things. (1) It could mean that Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua directed one choir, and other Levite leaders directed a second choir that stood opposite to this first one and sang responses to what it sang. (2) It could mean that other Levite leaders took turns with these three men in assuming the responsibilities of directing a single Levite choir. Alternate translation: “their fellow Levite leaders directed a second choir that sang responses” or “their fellow Levite leaders took turns with them directing the choir”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠אֲחֵי⁠הֶ֣ם

and,brothers_of,their

Brothers here means their fellow Levite leaders.

לְ⁠הַלֵּ֣ל לְ⁠הוֹד֔וֹת

to,praise to,give_thanks

Alternate translation: “the choir that sang songs of praise and thanksgiving”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

בְּ⁠מִצְוַ֖ת דָּוִ֣יד אִישׁ־הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים

in/on/at/with,prescribed_of Dāvid (a)_man the=ʼElohīm

Here the book offers some background information to remind readers of the character of David, who had been a great founding king of Israel. Alternate translation: “as King David, that godly man, had commanded”