Translations
Modern
For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
Traditional
For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
Literal
For the commandment of the king was upon them, and a fixed portion for those singing, was a matter of a day in its day.
Latin
Præceptum quippe regis super eos erat, et ordo in cantoribus per dies singulos,
Original
Hebrew
English
For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
Notes
The story goes back to the topic of bringing people back to live in the safe city of Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 7:1–5). The list of names is similar to the one in 1 Chronicles 9:2–17.
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