KJV: And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
YLT: and Mattaniah son of Micha, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, is head -- at the commencement he giveth thanks in prayer; and Bakbukiah is second among his brethren, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
Darby: and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer; and Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun:
ASV: and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
וּמַתַּנְיָ֣ה | and Mattaniah |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מַתַּנְיָה Sense: the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as ‘Zedekiah’. |
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בֶן־ | son |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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מִ֠יכָה | of Micah |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מִיכָה Sense: the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah. |
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בֶּן־ | the son |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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זַבְדִּ֨י | of Zabdi |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: זַבְדִּי Sense: son of Zerah and grandson of Judah; grandfather of Achan. |
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בֶן־ | the son |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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אָסָ֜ף | of Asaph |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָסָף Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary. |
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רֹ֗אשׁ | the leader |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning. |
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הַתְּחִלָּה֙ | [who] began |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: תְּחִלָּה Sense: beginning, first. |
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יְהוֹדֶ֣ה | the thanksgiving |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָדָה Sense: to throw, shoot, cast. |
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לַתְּפִלָּ֔ה | with prayer |
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: תְּפִלָּה Sense: prayer. |
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וּבַקְבֻּקְיָ֖ה | and Bakbukiah |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּקְבֻּקְיָה Sense: a Levite in the time of Nehemiah. |
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מִשְׁנֶ֣ה | the second |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁנֶה Sense: double, copy, second, repetition. |
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מֵאֶחָ֑יו | among his brothers |
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָח Sense: brother. |
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וְעַבְדָּא֙ | and Abda |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עַבְדָּא Sense: father of Adoniram. |
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בֶּן־ | son |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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שַׁמּ֔וּעַ | of Shammua |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שַׁמּוּעַ Sense: son of Zaccur and the spy from the tribe of Reuben. |
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גָּלָ֖ל | of Galal |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בִּגְלַל Sense: a Levite, one of the sons of Asaph. |
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[ידיתון] | of Jeduthun |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular |
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(יְדוּתֽוּן) | Jeduthun |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְדוּתוּן Sense: a Levite of the family of Merari and the chief of one of the 3 choirs of the temple whose descendants also formed one of the perpetual temple choirs; he is named at the beginning of 3 Psalms (39, 62, 77) either as the composer or the recipient of those Psalms but most likely as the leader of the choir by which those Psalms were to be sung. |