The Meaning of Nehemiah 12:46 Explained

Nehemiah 12:46

KJV: For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

YLT: for in the days of David and Asaph of old were heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Darby: 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.

ASV: For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Nehemiah 12:46 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 12:44-47 - Neglect Of Religious Duties
In Nehemiah 12:44-47 we have recorded the care that was manifested for the worthy maintenance of those who ministered in sacred things. As a result there were glad outbursts of minstrelsy and holy joy. Make room in your life for songs and praises, Psalms 33:1. In the opening of Nehemiah 13:1-31 we see how the Word of God cuts like a two-edged sword against evil. Happy are they who attend to its solemn warnings. The law referred to here was Deuteronomy 23:3-5. Tobiah was an Ammonite, and it was a scandalous thing that the high priest was not only allied to him by marriage, but had cast out the stores of the Temple in order to make room for him in the sacred edifice. Tobiah's influence was so great that the rest shrank from putting the law of separation into operation against him. When Nehemiah returned from a long sojourn in Persia he cast out all of Tobiah's goods, and restored the chamber to its proper use. If we have given up a chamber in our heart to any Tobiah, we must be prepared to do likewise. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 12

1  The priests and the Levites which came up with Zerubbabel
10  The succession of high priests
22  Certain chief Levites
27  The solemnity of the dedication of the walls
44  The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 12:46 mean?

For in the days of David and Asaph of old - [there were] chiefs of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God
כִּֽי־ בִימֵ֥י דָוִ֛יד וְאָסָ֖ף מִקֶּ֑דֶם [ראש] (רָאשֵׁי֙) הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים וְשִׁיר־ תְּהִלָּ֥ה וְהֹד֖וֹת לֵֽאלֹהִֽים

בִימֵ֥י  in  the  days 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
דָוִ֛יד  of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וְאָסָ֖ף  and  Asaph 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
מִקֶּ֑דֶם  of  old 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֶדֶם 
Sense: east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime.
[ראש]  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
(רָאשֵׁי֙)  [there  were]  chiefs  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים  the  singers 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שִׁיר  
Sense: to sing.
וְשִׁיר־  and  songs 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁיר 
Sense: song.
תְּהִלָּ֥ה  of  praise 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּהִלָּה  
Sense: praise, song or hymn of praise.
וְהֹד֖וֹת  and  thanksgiving 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: יָדָה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast.
לֵֽאלֹהִֽים  to  God 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).

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