1 Chronicles 16:4

“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:”

1 Chronicles 16:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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the arkאֲרוֹןaron

ark

The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.

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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.

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the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “leviyim” appears
as ministersמְשָׁרְתִיםmeshartim

minister

To serve in worship before YHWH.

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to make remembranceהַזְכִּירhazkir

mention

To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.

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and to give thanksהוֹדוֹתhodot

give thanks

To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.

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and to praiseהַלֵּלhalel

praise

To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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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.

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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;

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