And they wereוַיִּהְיוּministeringמְשָׁרְתִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe dwellingמִשְׁכַּןof the tentאֹהֶלof meetingמוֹעֵדwith the song,בַּשִּׁירuntilעַדSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהbuiltבְּנוֹתthe houseאֶת בֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהin Jerusalem;בִּירוּשָׁלִָםand they stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּat their serviceעַל עֲבוֹדָתָםaccording to their rule.כְמִשְׁפָּטָם
1 Chronicles 6:32
Study it in the app“And they were ministering before the dwelling of the tent of meeting with the song, until Solomon built the house of YHWH in Jerusalem; and they stood at their service according to their rule.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 6:32, word by word
- And they wereיִּהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- ministeringמְשָׁרְתִיםmeshartim
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “meshartim” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the dwellingמִשְׁכַּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- of the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- with the songשִּׁירshir
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shir” appears- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- builtבְּנוֹתbenot
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “benot” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” 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- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- and they stoodיַּעַמְדוּyaamdu
stand before
"Stand before" someone: to serve them.
Where else “yaamdu” appears- at their serviceעֲבוֹדָתָavodata
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodata” appears- according to their ruleמִשְׁפָּטָmishpata
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpata” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
31And these are those whom David set in charge of the song in the house of YHWH, after the ark had a resting place.
32 · This verse (above)
33And these are those who stood there, with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,