Nehemiah 12:46
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

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

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

Hebrew
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

long ago,
מִקֶּ֑דֶם (miq·qe·ḏem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time

in the days
בִימֵ֥י (ḇî·mê)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of David
דָוִ֛יד (ḏā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

and Asaph,
וְאָסָ֖ף (wə·’ā·sāp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 623: Asaph -- 'gatherer', the name of several Israelites

there were directors
רָאשֵׁי֙ (rā·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7218: The head

for the singers
הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים (ham·šō·rə·rîm)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7891: To sing

and for the songs
וְשִׁיר־ (wə·šîr-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7892: A song, singing

of praise
תְּהִלָּ֥ה (tə·hil·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8416: Praise, song of praise

and thanksgiving
וְהֹד֖וֹת (wə·hō·ḏō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan

to God.
לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃ (lê·lō·hîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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