Study it in the app“David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The number of the workmen for their service was:”
Davidדָּוִידand the commandersוְשָׂרֵיof the armyהַצָּבָאset apartוַיַּבְדֵּלfor the serviceלַעֲבֹדָהthe sonsלִבְנֵיof Asaphאָסָףand of Hemanוְהֵימָןand of Jeduthun,וִידוּתוּןwho prophesiedהַנִּבְּאִיםwith lyres,בְּכִנֹּרוֹתwith harps,בִּנְבָלִיםand with cymbals.וּבִמְצִלְתָּיִםThe numberמִסְפָּרָםof the workmenאַנְשֵׁי מְלָאכָהfor their serviceלַעֲבֹדָתָםwas:וַיְהִי
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appearsarmy
An army.
Where else “tsava” appearsseparate
Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.
Where else “yavdel” appearsservice
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avoda” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appearsAsaph
Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).
Where else “asaf” appearsHeman
Heman: the name of two men: a famous wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31), and a Levite, singer and seer in the time of David (1 Chronicles 6:33; 25:5; title of Psalm 88).
Where else “heman” appearsJeduthun
Jeduthun: a Levite, one of the three in charge of the singing in David's time, with Asaph and Heman.
Where else “ydutun” appearsprophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “nibim” appearslyre
Lyre: a small stringed instrument.
Where else “chinorot” appearsharp
A stringed instrument played to accompany singing and praise.
Where else “nevalim” appearscymbals
Cymbals: a pair of metal plates sounded by striking one against the other.
Where else “metsiltayim” appearsnumber
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispara” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearswork
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears“Prophesied”: here the singing with instruments before YHWH is called prophesying; compare 1 Samuel 10:5.
1 · This verse (above)
2Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
