Nehemiah 12:46

In 11 translations

BSB

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

KJV

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

WEB

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

ASV

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

LSV

for in the days of David and Asaph of old [were] heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

YLT

for in the days of David and Asaph of old [were] heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

DBY

For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were the chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgivings to God.Elohim

DRC12:45

For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God.

GNV

For in the dayes of Dauid and Asaph, of olde were chiefe singers, and songs of praise and thankesgiuing vnto God.

JPS

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

LXXE

For in the days of David Asaph was originally first of the singers, and they sang hymns and praise to God.

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WLC

כִּֽי־בִימֵ֥י דָוִ֛יד וְאָסָ֖ף מִקֶּ֑דֶם ראש הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים וְשִׁיר־תְּהִלָּ֥ה וְהֹד֖וֹת לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Read aloud as (qere): רָאשֵׁי֙

LXX-Br22:46

Ὅτι ἐν ἡμέραις Δαυὶδ Ἀσὰφ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς πρῶτος τῶν ᾀδόντων, καὶ ὕμνον καὶ αἴνεσιν τῷ Θεῷ,

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• 2 Chronicles 29:30Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1–31Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who…
• Psalms 83:1O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
• Psalms 73:1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

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