He appointedוַיִּתֵּןbeforeלִפְנֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWHיְהוָהsome ofמִןthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּםas ministers,מְשָׁרְתִיםto make remembranceוּלְהַזְכִּירand to give thanksוּלְהוֹדוֹתand to praiseוּלְהַלֵּלYHWH,לַיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל
1 Chronicles 16:4
Study it in the app“He appointed before the ark of YHWH some of the Levites as ministers, to make remembrance and to give thanks and to praise YHWH, the Elohim of Israel:”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 16:4, word by word
- He appointedיִּתֵּןyiten
make
To make someone something: "I have made you a father".
Where else “yiten” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- as ministersמְשָׁרְתִיםmeshartim
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “meshartim” appears- to make remembranceהַזְכִּירhazkir
mention
To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.
Where else “hazkir” appears- and to give thanksהוֹדוֹתhodot
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “hodot” appears- and to praiseהַלֵּלhalel
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “halel” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
3And he distributed to every man of Israel, from man to woman, to each one a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a raisin cake.
4 · This verse (above)
5Asaph the head, and his second, Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of harps and with lyres; and Asaph with the cymbals, making himself heard;