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Nehemiah 12:27

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

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ASV

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

KJV

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞תu.va.cha.nu.Katand at [the] dedication ofH2598 →
חוֹמַ֣תcho.Mat[the] wall ofH2346 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
בִּקְשׁ֤וּbik.Shupeople soughtH1245 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881 →
מִכָּל־mi.kolfrom allH3605 →
מְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔םme.Ko.mo.Tamplaces theirH4725 →
לַהֲבִיאָ֖םla.ha.vi.'Amto bring themH935 →
לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.Limto JerusalemH3389 →
לַעֲשֹׂ֨תla.'a.Sotto celebrateH6213 →
חֲנֻכָּ֤הcha.nu.KahdedicationH2598 →
וְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.Chahand joyH8057 →
וּבְתוֹד֣וֹתu.ve.to.Dotand with thanksgivingsH8426 →
וּבְשִׁ֔ירu.ve.Shirand with songH7892 →
מְצִלְתַּ֖יִםme.tzil.Ta.yimcymbalsH4700 →
נְבָלִ֥יםne.va.LimlyresH5035 →
וּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃u.ve.khi.no.Rotand with harpsH3658 →

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1 Chronicles 15:16David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.Jeremiah 31:13Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.2 Chronicles 29:30Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.2 Chronicles 5:13The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloudDeuteronomy 20:5Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.1 Chronicles 15:28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.1 Chronicles 25:1Additionally, 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:Psalms 92:3with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.1 Chronicles 15:4Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:1 Chronicles 15:12And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.1 Kings 8:63And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.Numbers 7:10When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.Revelation 21:12The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.2 Chronicles 20:21Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.Psalms 92:1–3It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,Deuteronomy 16:11and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.2 Samuel 6:12Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.

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Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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