complete verse (2 Chronicles 5:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 5:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “the Levites who were singers also went and they went to stand at the East side of the altar. Those Levites were Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun with their sons and other relatives. They had put on beautiful clothes and had taken hold of cymbals and lyres. They were together with one hundred and twenty priests who blew horns.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All the Levite singers, Asaph, Heman, Juduthun, [and] their sons and affinal kin also put on linen [lit.: cotton] clothes and stood to the east of the altar playing cymbals, lutes and lyres. There were also 120 priests with them, playing trumpets.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Levites who were musicians who were Asaf, Heman, Jedutun, and their male children and relatives stood on the east side of the altar. They were dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests playing-trumpets.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “All the descendants of Levi who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, their sons and their other relatives—stood on the east side of the altar. They were wearing linen clothes, and they were playing cymbals, harps, and lyres. There were 120 other priests who were blowing trumpets.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 5:12

5:12a all the Levitical singers—

All the Levites who were musicians were there.
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All the male singers from the clan of Levi had come.
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Every one of the descendants of Levi who made music ⌊took part⌋.

5:12b Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives—

They were Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, along with their sons and ⌊other⌋ relatives.
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Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun were there with their sons and members of their clans.

5:12c stood on the east side of the altar,

They stood to the east of the altar.
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They stood together on the east side of the sacrifice platform.

5:12d dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres,

They were wearing fine linen clothing, and were playing cymbals, harps and lyres.
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The robes they wore were made of good quality white cloth. They were playing cymbals and harps and lyres.

5:12e accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.

With them were one hundred and twenty priests, each blowing a trumpet.
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One hundred and twenty (120) priests were also there with them. All of the priests were blowing trumpets.

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