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1 Chronicles 25:7

In 11 translations

BSB
Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
KJV
So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
WEB
The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to Yahweh, even all who were skillful, was two hundred eighty-eight.
ASV
And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
LSV
And their number, with their brothers taught in the song of YHWH—all who are intelligent—[is] two hundred and eighty-eight.
YLT
And their number, with their brethren — taught in the song of Jehovah, all who are intelligent — is two hundred, eighty and eight.
DBY
And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of Jehovah, all of them skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
DRC
And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight,
GNV
So was their nomber with their brethre that were instruct in ye songs of the Lord, euen of al that were cunning, two hundreth foure score and eight.
JPS
And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto the LORD, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
LXXE
And the number of them after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, every one that understood singing was two hundred and eighty-eight.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִ֤י מִסְפָּרָם֙ עִם־אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם מְלֻמְּדֵי־שִׁ֖יר לַיהוָ֑ה כָּל־הַ֨מֵּבִ֔ין מָאתַ֖יִם שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וּשְׁמוֹנָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτῶν μετὰ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν δεδιδαγμένοι ᾄδειν Κυρίῳ πᾶς συνιὼν, διακόσιοι ὀγδοήκοντα καὶ ὀκτώ.

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  • 1 Chronicles 23:54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”

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