| 12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 34:12:1 ⧉וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩vehaanashimand the men 2 Chronicles 34:12:2 ⧉עֹשִׂ֨יםosimdoing 2 Chronicles 34:12:3 ⧉בֶּאֱמוּנָ֜הbeemunain faithfulness 2 Chronicles 34:12:4 ⧉בַּמְּלָאכָ֗הbammelakhain the work 2 Chronicles 34:12:5 ⧉וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣םvaalehemand over them 2 Chronicles 34:12:6 ⧉מֻ֠פְקָדִיםmufkadimappointed as overseers 2 Chronicles 34:12:7 ⧉יַ֣חַתyakhatJahath 2 Chronicles 34:12:8 ⧉וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּveovadyahuand Obadiah 2 Chronicles 34:12:9 ⧉הַלְוִיִּם֙halleviyimthe Levites 2 Chronicles 34:12:10 ⧉מִן־בְּנֵ֣יminbeneifrom the sons of 2 Chronicles 34:12:11 ⧉מְרָרִ֔יmerariMerari 2 Chronicles 34:12:12 ⧉וּזְכַרְיָ֧הuzekharyaand Zechariah 2 Chronicles 34:12:13 ⧉וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םumeshullamand Meshullam 2 Chronicles 34:12:14 ⧉מִן־בְּנֵ֥יminbeneifrom the sons of 2 Chronicles 34:12:15 ⧉הַקְּהָתִ֖יםhakkehatimthe Kohathites 2 Chronicles 34:12:16 ⧉לְנַצֵּ֑חַlenatseakhto oversee 2 Chronicles 34:12:17 ⧉וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םvehalleviyimand the Levites 2 Chronicles 34:12:18 ⧉כָּל־מֵבִ֖יןkalmevinall understanding 2 Chronicles 34:12:19 ⧉בִּכְלֵי־שִֽׁיר׃bikhleishirwith instruments of song |
| 12. Formal Translation And the men performed the work faithfully {emunah: reliability, steadfastness}, and over them were appointed Yahath and Obadiah, Levites of the descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam of the descendants of the Kohathites, to oversee {lenatzeach: to direct, supervise}; and the Levites, all who were skilled in musical instruments. |
| 12. Dynamic Translation The workers carried out their tasks under the supervision of Yahath and Obadiah, Levites from Merari’s descendants, and Zechariah and Meshullam from Kohath’s line; and the Levites, all who were skilled in musical instruments, were present. |