NEH 12:46 Parallel Verse View

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12:46 OSHB variant note: ראש: (x-qere) ’רָאשֵׁי֙’: lemma=7218 a n=0.1.0 morph=HNcmpc id=16EUu רָאשֵׁי֙

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (EZR 22:46) Ὅτι ἐν ἡμέραις Δαυὶδ Ἀσὰφ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς πρῶτος τῶν ᾀδόντων, καὶ ὕμνον καὶ αἴνεσιν τῷ Θεῷ,
(Hoti en haʸmerais Dawid Asaf apʼ arⱪaʸs prōtos tōn adontōn, kai humnon kai ainesin tōi Theōi,)

BrTr For in the days of David Asaph was originally first of the singers, and they sang hymns and praise to God.

ULT For in the days of David and Asaph, from ancient time there was a head of the ones who sang, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.[fn]

head or perhaps heads (Hebrew Qere).

UST We did all this because that was how it was in the days of old, when David was king and Asaph was in charge of the temple musicians. There was someone to lead the singers, and they sang songs to praise and thank God.

BSB For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

OEB No OEB NEH 12:46 book available

WEBBE For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

NET For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.

LSV for in the days of David and Asaph of old [were] heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

FBV For long ago, back in the time of David and Asaph, directors had been appointed for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.

T4T Ever since the time that David had been the king and Asaph had been his chief musician, the musicians had led the people while they sang songs to praise and thank God.

LEB For in the days of David and Asaph from ancient times there was the head of the singers and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

BBE For in the days of David and Asaph in the past, there was a master of the music, and songs of blessing and praise to God.

Moff (for in the days of David long ago Asaph was the head of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God).

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

ASV For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

DRA (NEH 12:45) For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God.

YLT for in the days of David and Asaph of old [were] heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Drby For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were the chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgivings to [fn]God.

12.46 Elohim

RV For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

SLT For in the days of, David and Asaph from of old the head of those singing, and the song of praise and confessions to God.

Wbstr For in the days of David, and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

KJB-1769 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

KJB-1611 For in the dayes of Dauid and Asaph of old, there were chiefe of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiuing vnto God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For in the time of Dauid and Asaph, of olde were the chiefe singers founded & the songes of prayse and thankesgeuing vnto God.
(For in the time of David and Asaph, of old were the chief singers founded and the songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.)

Gnva For in the dayes of Dauid and Asaph, of olde were chiefe singers, and songs of praise and thankesgiuing vnto God.
(For in the days of David and Asaph, of old were chief singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.)

Cvdl for in the tyme of Dauid and Assaph, were the chefe syngers founded, and the songes of prayse and thankesgeuynge vnto God.
(for in the time of David and Assaph, were the chief singers founded, and the songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.)

Wycl (NEH 12:45) for in the daies of Dauid and of Asaph fro the bigynnyng princes of syngeris weren ordeyned, heriyng in song, and knoulechynge to God.
(for in the days of David and of Asaph from the beginning princes of singers were ordained, hearing in song, and acknowledging to God.)

Luth Denn zu den Zeiten Davids und Assaphs wurden gestiftet die obersten Sänger und Loblieder und Dank zu GOtt.
(Because to/for the times/periods David’s and of_Asaph became donated the top singers and songs_of_praise and thankfulness/gratitude to/for God.)

ClVg (NEH 12:45) quia in diebus David et Asaph ab exordio erant principes constituti cantorum in carmine laudantium et confitentium Deo.
(because in/into/on days David and Asaph away beginning they_were leaders established of_singers in/into/on carmine praising and confessing to_God.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

כִּֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when in,the_days_of Dāvid and,Asaph from=east directors_of of,the_singers and_[the],song_of praise and,thanksgiving to,God )

This word indicates that this sentence will provide further information about the situation that the book is describing here. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a word or expression in your own language that indicates the same thing.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בִ⁠ימֵ֥י דָוִ֛יד וְ⁠אָסָ֖ף מִ⁠קֶּ֑דֶם

in,the_days_of Dāvid and,Asaph (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when in,the_days_of Dāvid and,Asaph from=east directors_of of,the_singers and_[the],song_of praise and,thanksgiving to,God )

The expression from before is an idiom that means ever since a long time ago. Alternate translation: [ever since the time of David and Asaph long ago]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בִ⁠ימֵ֥י דָוִ֛יד וְ⁠אָסָ֖ף

in,the_days_of Dāvid and,Asaph

The term days is used here to refer a particular period of time. Alternate translation: [in the time of David and Asaph]

Note 4 topic: translate-names

דָוִ֛יד וְ⁠אָסָ֖ף

Dāvid and,Asaph

These are the names of two men.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אָסָ֖ף

and,Asaph

The book assumes that the original audience would know that Asaph was the man whom David first appointed to be the director of the Levite singers. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: [ever since David first appointed Asaph to lead the singers]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ראש הַ⁠מְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים

directors_of (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when in,the_days_of Dāvid and,Asaph from=east directors_of of,the_singers and_[the],song_of praise and,thanksgiving to,God )

Head here is a figurative way of saying leader. Alternate translation: [the Levite choir has had an appointed director]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠שִׁיר־תְּהִלָּ֥ה וְ⁠הֹד֖וֹת לֵֽ⁠אלֹהִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when in,the_days_of Dāvid and,Asaph from=east directors_of of,the_singers and_[the],song_of praise and,thanksgiving to,God )

Here the book leaves out some of the words that a sentence would ordinarily need in order to be complete. Alternate translation: [and they have sung songs of praise and thanksgiving to God]

Parallel NEH 12:46