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Ezra 3:10

When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.

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ASV

And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Jehovah, after the order of David king of Israel.

KJV

And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְיִסְּד֥וּve.yi.se.Duand they foundedH3245 →
הַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.Nimthe buildersH1129 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הֵיכַ֣לhei.Khal[the] temple ofH1964 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיַּעֲמִידוּ֩vai.ya.'a.mi.Duand they appointedH5975 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548 →
מְלֻבָּשִׁ֜יםme.lu.ba.Shimfully clothedH3847 →
בַּחֲצֹֽצְר֗וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.Rotwith <the> trumpetsH2689 →
וְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.Yimand the LevitesH3881 →
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] sons ofH1121 →
אָסָף֙'a.SafAsaphH623 →
בַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֔יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimwith <the> cymbalsH4700 →
לְהַלֵּל֙le.ha.Lelto praiseH1984 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
יְדֵ֖יye.Dei[the] hands ofH3027 →
דָּוִ֥ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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Ezra 5:16So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”Haggai 2:15Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,Numbers 10:10And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”Psalms 149:3Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.1 Chronicles 25:1–7Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:2 Chronicles 29:25–26Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.1 Chronicles 15:27Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.1 Chronicles 16:4–7David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.Nehemiah 12:24–26The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.1 Chronicles 23:54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”1 Chronicles 16:37So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,1 Chronicles 16:42Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.1 Chronicles 15:24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.Exodus 28:40–42Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.Zechariah 4:10For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”1 Chronicles 6:31–48These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.1 Samuel 22:18So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.2 Chronicles 35:15The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

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