1 CHRONICLES 13:8

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“And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.”

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1 Chronicles 13:8 Translation & Meaning

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And David וְדָוִ֣יד David, the youngest son of Jesse David
and all וְכָל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity Israel
played מְשַֽׂחֲקִ֛ים To laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play played
before לִפְנֵ֥י The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) before
God הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
with all בְּכָל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
their (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
might, עֹ֑ז Strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise) might
and with singing, וּבְשִׁירִ֤ים A song; abstractly, singing singing
and with harps, וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת֙ A harp harps
and with psalteries, וּבִנְבָלִ֣ים A skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full) psalteries
and with timbrels, וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים A tambourine timbrels
and with cymbals, וּבִמְצִלְתַּ֖יִם (only dual) double tinklers, i.e., cymbals cymbals
and with trumpets. וּבַחֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת׃ A trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note) trumpets

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  • 6  And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the Lord, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.

  • 7  And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

  • 8  And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

  • 9  And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

  • 10  And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.




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