KJV King James Version
And David [was] clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also [had] upon him an ephod of linen.
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1 Chronicles 15:27
And David [was] clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also [had] upon him an ephod of linen.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
WEB World English Bible
David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had on him an ephod of linen.
ASV American Standard Version
And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had upon him an ephod of linen.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David is wrapped in an upper robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who are bearing the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah head of the burden of the singers; and on David is an Ephod of linen.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 15
24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah [were] doorkeepers for the ark.
25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.
26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
27 And David [was] clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also [had] upon him an ephod of linen.
28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
29 And it came to pass, [as] the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
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וְדָוִ֞ידH1732 · da.vidDavidמְכֻרְבָּ֣ל׀H3736 · kar.belbe clothedבִּמְעִ֣ילH4598 · me.ilrobeבּ֗וּץH948 · butsfine linenוְכָל־H3605 · kolallהַלְוִיִּם֙H3881 · le.viy.yiLeviהַנֹּשְׂאִ֣יםH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאָר֔וֹןH727 · a.ronarkוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםH7891 · shirto singוּכְנַנְיָ֛הH3663 · ke.nan.yahChenaniahהַשַּׂ֥רH8269 · sarrulerהַמַּשָּׂ֖אH4853 · mas.saburdenהַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑יםH7891 · shirto singוְעַל־H5921 · aluponדָּוִ֖ידH1732 · da.vidDavidאֵפ֥וֹדH646 · e.phodephodבָּֽד׃H906 · badlinen
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