34:12a And the men did the work faithfully.

The workers did their work honestly.
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The king could trust these workers who did good work.

34:12b The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah,

These workers were under the supervision of Jahath and Obadiah
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Jahath and Obadiah were their leaders.

34:12c descendants of Merari,

who were Levites and descendants of Merari.
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They were from the clan of Levi and they were descendants of Merari.

34:12d and Zechariah and Meshullam,

⌊The other two supervisors were⌋ Zechariah and Meshullam
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Zechariah and Meshullam were also their leaders.

34:12e descendants of Kohath.

⌊who were also Levites⌋ and descendants of Kohath.
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⌊They were also from the clan of Levi⌋ and they were descendants of Kohath.

34:12f Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,

There were other Levites who were skillful with musical instruments.
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Other Levites knew how to play musical instruments.

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