1 Chronicles 15:21

NETBible

Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to play the lyres according to the sheminith style, 1  as led by 2  the director;

NIV ©

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to sheminith.

NASB ©

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah, to lead with lyres tuned to the sheminith.

NLT ©

Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed–edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were chosen to play the harps.

MSG ©

Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah with harps filling in the harmony;

BBE ©

And Mattithiah and Eliphelehu and Mikneiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel and Azaziah, with corded instruments on the octave, to give the first note of the song.

NRSV ©

but Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres according to the Sheminith.

NKJV ©

Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed–Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the Sheminith;

KJV
And Mattithiah
<04993>_,
and Elipheleh
<0466>_,
and Mikneiah
<04737>_,
and Obededom
<05654>_,
and Jeiel
<03273>_,
and Azaziah
<05812>_,
with harps
<03658>
on the Sheminith
<08067>
to excel
<05329> (8763)_.
{on the...: or, on the eighth to oversee}
NASB ©
and Mattithiah
<4993>
, Eliphelehu
<466>
, Mikneiah
<4737>
, Obed-edom
<5654>
, Jeiel
<3262>
and Azaziah
<5812>
, to lead
<5329>
with lyres
<3658>
tuned to the sheminith
<8066>
.
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
mattayiav
<3161> 
N-NSM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
elifaliav {N-NSM} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
makeniav {N-NSM} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
abdedom {N-PRI} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
iihl {N-PRI} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
oziav
<3604> 
N-NSM
en
<1722> 
PREP
kinuraiv {N-DPF} amaseniy {N-PRI} tou
<3588> 
T-GSN
eniscusai
<1765> 
V-AAN
NET [draft] ITL
Mattithiah
<04993>
, Eliphelehu
<0466>
, Mikneiah
<04737>
, Obed-Edom
<05654>
, Jeiel
<03273>
, and Azaziah
<05812>
were to play the lyres
<03658>
according
<05921>
to the sheminith
<08067>
style, as led by the director
<05329>
;
HEBREW
xunl
<05329>
tynymsh
<08067>
le
<05921>
twrnkb
<03658>
whyzzew
<05812>
layeyw
<03273>
Mda
<05654>
dbew
<0>
whynqmw
<04737>
whlpylaw
<0466>
whyttmw (15:21)
<04993>
NETBible

Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to play the lyres according to the sheminith style, 1  as led by 2  the director;

NET Notes

1 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word שְׁמִינִית (shÿminit) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See HALOT 1562 s.v. שְׁמִינֹי.

2 tn Heb “for” or “according to.”