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Nehemiah 12

Neh. 12:46 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For in the days
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
ande Asaph
'Acaph (Hebrew #623)
collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
KJV usage: Asaph.
Pronounce: aw-sawf'
Origin: from 622
of old
qedem (Hebrew #6924)
from 6923; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
KJV usage: aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, X ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare 6926.
Pronounce: keh'-dem
Origin: or qedmah {kayd'-maw}
there were chief
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
of the singers
shiyr (Hebrew #7891)
a primitive root (identical with 7788 through the idea of strolling minstrelsy); to sing
KJV usage: behold (by mistake for 7789), sing(-er, -ing man, - ing woman).
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or (the original form) shuwr (1 Sam. 18:6) {shoor}
, and songs
shiyr (Hebrew #7892)
from 7891; a song; abstractly, singing
KJV usage: musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song.
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}
of praise
thillah (Hebrew #8416)
laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
KJV usage: praise.
Pronounce: teh-hil-law'
Origin: from 1984
and thanksgiving
yadah (Hebrew #3034)
used only as denominative from 3027; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
KJV usage: cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
Pronounce: yaw-daw'
Origin: a primitive root
unto God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
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
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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2 Chron. 29:30• 30And king Hezekiah and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise to Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and bowed their heads and worshipped. (2 Chron. 29:30)

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Ministry on This Verse

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and Asaph.
1 Chron. 25:1‑31• 1And David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was:
 2of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of the king.
 3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, and Shimei six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.
 4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkijah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth:
 5all these were sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his power; and God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
 6All these were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king.
 7And 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.
 8And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.
 9And the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second: he and his brethren and his sons were twelve.
 10The third to Zaccur; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 11The fourth to Jizri; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 12The fifth to Nethaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 13The sixth to Bukkijah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 14The seventh to Jesharelah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 15The eighth to Isaiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 16The ninth to Mattaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 17The tenth to Shimei; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 18The eleventh to Azareel; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 19The twelfth to Hashabiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 20The thirteenth to Shubael; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 21The fourteenth to Mattithiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 22The fifteenth to Jeremoth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 23The sixteenth to Hananiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 25The eighteenth to Hanani; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 26The nineteenth to Mallothi; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 27The twentieth to Elijathah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 28The twenty-first to Hothir; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 29The twenty-second to Giddalti; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 30The twenty-third to Mahazioth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
 31The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer; his sons and his brethren, twelve. (1 Chron. 25:1‑31)
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2 Chron. 29:30• 30And king Hezekiah and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise to Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and bowed their heads and worshipped. (2 Chron. 29:30)
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Psa. 73:1• 1A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure heart. (Psa. 73:1)
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Psa. 73•  (Psa. 73)
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Psa. 83:1• 1A Song; a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace, and be not still, O *God: (Psa. 83:1)
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Psa. 83•  (Psa. 83)
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• This revival — and any revival, for that matter — is characterized by a returning to the old paths, in this case, especially that which was connected with the Temple and the restoration of godly worship. (“The Dedication of the Wall - Neh. 12:27-47” by N. Simon)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.