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Chapter 15
Preparing to Move the Ark
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David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔 𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤍 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤈 𐤀𐤄𐤋 𐤋𐤅
וַיַּֽעַשׂ־ בָתִּ֖ים ל֥וֹ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיָּ֤כֶן מָקוֹם֙ לַֽאֲר֣וֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיֶּט־ אֹֽהֶל׃ ל֖וֹ way·ya·‘aś- ḇāt·tîm lōw bə·‘îr dā·wîḏ way·yā·ḵen mā·qō·wm la·’ă·rō·wn hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm way·yeṭ- ’ō·hel lōw — WLC · 1
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Then David said, “No one but… the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
𐤀𐤆 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤔𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤇𐤓 𐤋𐤔𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤋𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤅 𐤏𐤃 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌𐤎
אָ֚ז דָּוִ֔יד אָמַ֣ר לֹ֤א כִּ֖י אִם־ הַלְוִיִּ֑ם לָשֵׂאת֙ אֶת־ אֲר֣וֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים כִּי־ בָ֣ם׀ יְהוָ֗ה בָּחַ֣ר לָשֵׂ֞את אֶת־ אֲר֧וֹן יְהוָ֛ה וּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹ עַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ס ’āz dā·wîḏ ’ā·mar lō kî ’im- hal·wî·yim lā·śêṯ ’eṯ- ’ă·rō·wn hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm kî- ḇām Yah·weh bā·ḥar lā·śêṯ ’eṯ- ’ă·rō·wn Yah·weh ū·lə·šā·rə·ṯōw ‘aḏ- ‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 2
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And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤋𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍 𐤋𐤅
דָּוִ֛יד אֶת־ וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־ יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְהַעֲלוֹת֙ אֶת־ אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־ מְקוֹמ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ הֵכִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃ dā·wîḏ ’eṯ- way·yaq·hêl kāl- yiś·rā·’êl ’el- yə·rū·šā·lim lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ ’eṯ- ’ă·rō·wn Yah·weh ’el- mə·qō·w·mōw ’ă·šer- hê·ḵîn lōw — WLC · 3
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Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:
𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌
דָּוִ֛יד אֶת־ וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף בְּנֵ֥י אַֽהֲרֹ֖ן וְאֶת־ הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ dā·wîḏ ’eṯ- way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄ bə·nê ’a·hă·rōn wə·’eṯ- hal·wî·yim — WLC · 4
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From the Kohathites…, Uriel the chief and 120… of his relatives;
𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤒𐤄𐤕 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤀𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤎 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅
לִבְנֵ֖י קְהָ֑ת אוּרִיאֵ֣ל הַשָּׂ֔ר מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ס וְאֶחָ֖יו liḇ·nê qə·hāṯ ’ū·rî·’êl haś·śār mê·’āh wə·‘eś·rîm wə·’e·ḥāw — WLC · 5
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from the Merarites…, Asaiah the chief and 220… of his relatives;
𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤓𐤓𐤉 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤎 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅
לִבְנֵ֖י מְרָרִ֑י עֲשָׂיָ֣ה הַשָּׂ֔ר מָאתַ֥יִם וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ס וְאֶחָ֖יו liḇ·nê mə·rā·rî ‘ă·śā·yāh haś·śār mā·ṯa·yim wə·‘eś·rîm wə·’e·ḥāw — WLC · 6
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from the Gershomites…, Joel the chief and 130… of his relatives;
𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤅𐤌 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤀𐤄 𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤎 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅
לִבְנֵ֖י גֵּרְשׁ֑וֹם יוֹאֵ֣ל הַשָּׂ֔ר מֵאָ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ס וְאֶחָ֖יו liḇ·nê gê·rə·šō·wm yō·w·’êl haś·śār mê·’āh ū·šə·lō·šîm wə·’e·ḥāw — WLC · 7
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from the Elizaphanites…, Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives;
𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤍 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌𐤎 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅
לִבְנֵ֖י אֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה הַשָּׂ֖ר מָאתָֽיִם׃ס וְאֶחָ֥יו liḇ·nê ’ĕ·lî·ṣā·p̄ān šə·ma‘·yāh haś·śār mā·ṯā·yim wə·’e·ḥāw — WLC · 8
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from the Hebronites…, Eliel the chief and 80 of his relatives;
𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤔𐤓 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤎 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅
לִבְנֵ֖י חֶבְר֑וֹן אֱלִיאֵ֥ל הַשָּׂ֖ר שְׁמוֹנִֽים׃ס וְאֶחָ֥יו liḇ·nê ḥeḇ·rō·wn ’ĕ·lî·’êl haś·śār šə·mō·w·nîm wə·’e·ḥāw — WLC · 9
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[and] from the Uzzielites…, Amminadab the chief and 112… of his relatives.
𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤃𐤁 𐤄𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤀𐤄 𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤎 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅
לִבְנֵ֖י עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל עַמִּינָדָ֣ב הַשָּׂ֔ר מֵאָ֖ה וּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃ס וְאֶחָ֕יו liḇ·nê ‘uz·zî·’êl ‘am·mî·nā·ḏāḇ haś·śār mê·’āh ū·šə·nêm ‘ā·śār wə·’e·ḥāw — WLC · 10
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David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤑𐤃𐤅𐤒 𐤅𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤓 𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤃𐤁
דָוִ֔יד וַיִּקְרָ֣א הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים לְצָד֥וֹק וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר וְלַלְוִיִּ֗ם לְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤ל עֲשָׂיָה֙ וְיוֹאֵ֣ל שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה וֶאֱלִיאֵ֖ל וְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ ḏā·wîḏ way·yiq·rā hak·kō·hă·nîm lə·ṣā·ḏō·wq ū·lə·’eḇ·yā·ṯār wə·lal·wî·yim lə·’ū·rî·’êl ‘ă·śā·yāh wə·yō·w·’êl šə·ma‘·yāh we·’ĕ·lî·’êl wə·‘am·mî·nā·ḏāḇ — WLC · 11
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And 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.
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤄𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤅
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם אַתֶּ֛ם רָאשֵׁ֥י לַלְוִיִּ֑ם הָאָב֖וֹת אַתֶּ֣ם וַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ וְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗ם אֵ֣ת אֲר֤וֹן יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־ הֲכִינ֖וֹתִי לֽוֹ׃ way·yō·mer lā·hem ’at·tem rā·šê lal·wî·yim hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ ’at·tem wa·’ă·ḥê·ḵem hiṯ·qad·də·šū wə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯem ’êṯ ’ă·rō·wn Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê yiś·rā·’êl ’el- hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯî lōw — WLC · 12
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It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤋𐤀 𐤋𐤌𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤐𐤓𐤑 𐤁𐤍𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤍𐤄𐤅 𐤊𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈
כִּ֛י אַתֶּ֑ם לֹ֣א לְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ פָּרַ֨ץ בָּ֔נוּ כִּי־ לֹ֥א דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ kî ’at·tem lō lə·mab·bā·ri·šō·w·nāh Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū pā·raṣ bā·nū kî- lō ḏə·raš·nu·hū kam·miš·pāṭ — WLC · 13
The Priests and Levites Carry the Ark
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So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ לְהַעֲל֕וֹת אֶת־ אֲר֥וֹן יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ hak·kō·hă·nîm wə·hal·wî·yim way·yiṯ·qad·də·šū lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ ’eṯ- ’ă·rō·wn Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 14
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And the Levites… carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles…, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤊𐤕𐤐𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤈𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌𐤐 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤑𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
בְנֵֽי־ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֵ֚ת וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ אֲר֣וֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים בִּכְתֵפָ֥ם בַּמֹּט֖וֹת עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃פ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר מֹשֶׁ֖ה צִוָּ֥ה כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה ḇə·nê- hal·wî·yim ’êṯ way·yiś·’ū ’ă·rō·wn hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm biḵ·ṯê·p̄ām bam·mō·ṭō·wṯ ‘ă·lê·hem ka·’ă·šer mō·šeh ṣiw·wāh kiḏ·ḇar Yah·weh — WLC · 15
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David 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…
𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤋𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄𐤐 𐤔𐤉𐤓 𐤁𐤊𐤋𐤉 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤌𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤌
דָּוִיד֮ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְשָׂרֵ֣י הַלְוִיִּם֒ לְהַֽעֲמִ֗יד אֶת־ אֲחֵיהֶם֙ הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים לְהָרִֽים־ בְּק֖וֹל לְשִׂמְחָֽה׃פ שִׁ֛יר בִּכְלֵי־ נְבָלִ֥ים וְכִנֹּר֖וֹת וּמְצִלְתָּ֑יִם מַשְׁמִיעִ֥ים dā·wîḏ way·yō·mer lə·śā·rê hal·wî·yim lə·ha·‘ă·mîḏ ’eṯ- ’ă·ḥê·hem ham·šō·rə·rîm lə·hā·rîm- bə·qō·wl lə·śim·ḥāh šîr biḵ·lê- nə·ḇā·lîm wə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ ū·mə·ṣil·tā·yim maš·mî·‘îm — WLC · 16
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So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites…, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤁𐤍 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤎 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤓𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤁𐤍 𐤒𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅
הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֵ֚ת וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ הֵימָ֣ן בֶּן־ יוֹאֵ֔ל וּמִ֨ן־ אֶחָ֔יו אָסָ֖ף בֶּן־ בֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּס וּמִן־ אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם בְּנֵ֤י מְרָרִי֙ אֵיתָ֖ן בֶּן־ קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃ hal·wî·yim ’êṯ way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏū hê·mān ben- yō·w·’êl ū·min- ’e·ḥāw ’ā·sāp̄ ben- bɛ·rɛḵ·yå̄·hūs ū·min- ’ă·ḥê·hem bə·nê mə·rā·rî ’ê·ṯān ben- qū·šā·yā·hū — WLC · 17
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and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers vvv Obed-edom and Jeiel.
𐤅𐤏𐤌𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤌𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤄𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤀𐤋
וְעִמָּהֶ֖ם אֲחֵיהֶ֣ם הַמִּשְׁנִ֑ים זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ בֵּ֡ן וְיַֽעֲזִיאֵ֡ל וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹת וִיחִיאֵ֣ל׀ וְעֻנִּ֡י אֱלִיאָ֡ב וּבְנָיָ֡הוּ וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֡הוּ וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ֩ וֶאֱלִ֨יפְלֵ֜הוּ וּמִקְנֵיָ֨הוּ הַשֹּׁעֲרִֽים׃ וְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם וִֽיעִיאֵ֖ל wə·‘im·mā·hem ’ă·ḥê·hem ham·miš·nîm zə·ḵar·yā·hū bên wə·ya·‘ă·zî·’êl ū·šə·mî·rā·mō·wṯ wî·ḥî·’êl wə·‘un·nî ’ĕ·lî·’āḇ ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū ū·ma·‘ă·śê·yā·hū ū·mat·tiṯ·yā·hū we·’ĕ·lî·p̄ə·lê·hū ū·miq·nê·yā·hū haš·šō·‘ă·rîm wə·‘ō·ḇêḏ ’ĕ·ḏōm wî·‘î·’êl — WLC · 18
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The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤋𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 𐤁𐤌𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌
וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים הֵימָ֥ן אָסָ֖ף וְאֵיתָ֑ן לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃ נְחֹ֖שֶׁת בִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִם wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm hê·mān ’ā·sāp̄ wə·’ê·ṯān lə·haš·mî·a‘ nə·ḥō·šeṯ bim·ṣil·ta·yim — WLC · 19
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Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
𐤅𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤏𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕
וּזְכַרְיָ֨ה וַעֲזִיאֵ֜ל וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֤וֹת וִֽיחִיאֵל֙ וְעֻנִּ֣י וֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔ב וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּ וּבְנָיָ֑הוּ בִּנְבָלִ֖ים עַל־ עֲלָמֽוֹת׃ ū·zə·ḵar·yāh wa·‘ă·zî·’êl ū·šə·mî·rā·mō·wṯ wî·ḥî·’êl wə·‘un·nî we·’ĕ·lî·’āḇ ū·ma·‘ă·śê·yā·hū ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū bin·ḇā·lîm ‘al- ‘ă·lā·mō·wṯ — WLC · 20
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And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, vvv Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
𐤅𐤌𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤆𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤋𐤍𐤑𐤇 𐤁𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤕
וּמַתִּתְיָ֣הוּ וֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵ֗הוּ וּמִקְנֵיָ֙הוּ֙ וְעֹבֵ֣ד אֱדֹ֔ם וִֽיעִיאֵ֖ל וַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּ לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃ בְּכִנֹּר֥וֹת עַל־ הַשְּׁמִינִ֖ית ū·mat·tiṯ·yā·hū we·’ĕ·lî·p̄ə·lê·hū ū·miq·nê·yā·hū wə·‘ō·ḇêḏ ’ĕ·ḏōm wî·‘î·’êl wa·‘ă·zaz·yā·hū lə·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ bə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ ‘al- haš·šə·mî·nîṯ — WLC · 21
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Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he [was] highly skilled.
𐤅𐤊𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤔𐤀 𐤉𐤎𐤓 𐤁𐤌𐤔𐤀 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤍
וּכְנַנְיָ֥הוּ שַֽׂר־ הַלְוִיִּ֖ם בְּמַשָּׂ֑א יָסֹר֙ בַּמַּשָּׂ֔א כִּ֥י הֽוּא׃ מֵבִ֖ין ū·ḵə·nan·yā·hū śar- hal·wî·yim bə·maś·śā yā·sōr bam·maś·śā kî hū mê·ḇîn — WLC · 22
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Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.
𐤅𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤒𐤍𐤄 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍
וּבֶֽרֶכְיָה֙ וְאֶלְקָנָ֔ה שֹׁעֲרִ֖ים לָאָרֽוֹן׃ ū·ḇe·reḵ·yāh wə·’el·qā·nāh šō·‘ă·rîm lā·’ā·rō·wn — WLC · 23
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Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer— the priests— were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. vvv Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤌𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍
וּשְׁבַנְיָ֡הוּ וְיֽוֹשָׁפָ֡ט וּנְתַנְאֵ֡ל וַעֲמָשַׂ֡י וּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּ וּבְנָיָ֤הוּ וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים מַחֲצֹצְרִים בַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְעֹבֵ֤ד אֱדֹם֙ וִֽיחִיָּ֔ה שֹׁעֲרִ֖ים לָאָרֽוֹן׃ ū·šə·ḇan·yā·hū wə·yō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ ū·nə·ṯan·’êl wa·‘ă·mā·śay ū·zə·ḵar·yā·hū ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū we·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer hak·kō·hă·nîm ma·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rīm ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ lip̄·nê ’ă·rō·wn hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm wə·‘ō·ḇêḏ ’ĕ·ḏōm wî·ḥî·yāh šō·‘ă·rîm lā·’ā·rō·wn — WLC · 24
Moving the Ark to Jerusalem
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So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house vvv of Obed-edom.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄𐤎 𐤋𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤀𐤃𐤌
וַיְהִ֥י דָוִ֛יד וְזִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְשָׂרֵ֣י הָאֲלָפִ֑ים הַהֹֽלְכִ֗ים בְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ס לְֽהַעֲל֞וֹת אֶת־ אֲר֧וֹן בְּרִית־ יְהוָ֛ה מִן־ בֵּ֥ית עֹבֵֽד־ אֱדֹ֖ם way·hî ḏā·wîḏ wə·ziq·nê yiś·rā·’êl wə·śā·rê hā·’ă·lā·p̄îm ha·hō·lə·ḵîm bə·śim·ḥāh lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ ’eṯ- ’ă·rō·wn bə·rîṯ- Yah·weh min- bêṯ ‘ō·ḇêḏ- ’ĕ·ḏōm — WLC · 25
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And because God helped… the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶ֨ת־ בֶּעְזֹ֣ר וַֽיְהִי֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם נֹשְׂאֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִית־ יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּזְבְּח֥וּ שִׁבְעָֽה־ פָרִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֵילִֽים׃ hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm ’eṯ- be‘·zōr way·hî hal·wî·yim nō·śə·’ê ’ă·rō·wn bə·rîṯ- Yah·weh way·yiz·bə·ḥū šiḇ·‘āh- p̄ā·rîm wə·šiḇ·‘āh ’ê·lîm — WLC · 26
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Now 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.
𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤊𐤓𐤁𐤋 𐤁𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤋 𐤁𐤅𐤑 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤀 𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤁𐤃 𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤃
וְדָוִ֞יד מְכֻרְבָּ֣ל׀ בִּמְעִ֣יל בּ֗וּץ וְכָל־ הַלְוִיִּם֙ הַנֹּשְׂאִ֣ים אֶת־ הָאָר֔וֹן וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים וּכְנַנְיָ֛ה הַשַּׂ֥ר הַמַּשָּׂ֖א הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑ים וְעַל־ דָּוִ֖יד בָּֽד׃ אֵפ֥וֹד wə·ḏā·wîḏ mə·ḵur·bāl bim·‘îl būṣ wə·ḵāl hal·wî·yim han·nō·śə·’îm ’eṯ- hā·’ā·rō·wn wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm ū·ḵə·nan·yāh haś·śar ham·maś·śā ham·šō·rə·rîm wə·‘al- dā·wîḏ bāḏ ’ê·p̄ō·wḏ — WLC · 27
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So 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.
𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 𐤅𐤁𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 𐤅𐤁𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤌𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕
וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מַעֲלִים֙ אֶת־ אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִית־ יְהוָ֔ה בִּתְרוּעָה֙ וּבְק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָ֔ר וּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת וּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִם מַשְׁמִעִ֕ים בִּנְבָלִ֖ים וְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃ wə·ḵāl yiś·rā·’êl ma·‘ă·lîm ’eṯ- ’ă·rō·wn bə·rîṯ- Yah·weh biṯ·rū·‘āh ū·ḇə·qō·wl šō·w·p̄ār ū·ḇa·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ ū·ḇim·ṣil·tā·yim maš·mi·‘îm bin·ḇā·lîm wə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ — WLC · 28
Michal’s Contempt for David
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As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering… the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.
𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤁𐤀 𐤏𐤃 𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤁𐤕 𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤋 𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤐𐤄 𐤁𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤕𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤓𐤒𐤃 𐤅𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒 𐤅𐤕𐤁𐤆 𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤋𐤁𐤄𐤐
אֲרוֹן֙ בְּרִ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיְהִ֗י בָּ֖א עַד־ עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד שָׁא֜וּל בַּת־ וּמִיכַ֨ל נִשְׁקְפָ֣ה׀ בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלּ֗וֹן וַתֵּ֨רֶא אֶת־ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִיד֙ מְרַקֵּ֣ד וּמְשַׂחֵ֔ק וַתִּ֥בֶז ל֖וֹ בְּלִבָּֽהּ׃פ ’ă·rō·wn bə·rîṯ Yah·weh way·hî bā ‘aḏ- ‘îr dā·wîḏ šā·’ūl baṯ- ū·mî·ḵal niš·qə·p̄āh bə·‘aḏ ha·ḥal·lō·wn wat·tê·re ’eṯ- ham·me·leḵ dā·wîḏ mə·raq·qêḏ ū·mə·śa·ḥêq wat·ti·ḇez lōw bə·lib·bāh — WLC · 29