Nehemiah 12:46 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

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.

English Amplified

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

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were heads of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

Long ago, at the time when King David and Asaph were alive, there had been people to lead the singers. They sang songs to praise God and to thank him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

(Long ago, in the days of David, Asaph had been the director. And he had many songs of praise and thanks to God.)

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

From the time of King David and the musician Asaph long ago, the musicians have led songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Long ago in the time of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers to lead {in singing} the songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

English KJV 1611

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

For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were chiefs of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For in the former days of David and Asaph there were leaders for the singers, the songs of praise, and thanksgivings to God.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For in the days of David and Asaph, in ancient times, there were leaders of the singers, songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving to God.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For the heads of the families of the singers and the hymns of praise and thanksgiving to God came down from the days of David and Asaph in times of old.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

A long time ago there had been directors for the singers. There had also been directors for the songs for giving thanks and praise to God. It was in the time of David and Asaph.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

English NKJ 1982

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

The custom of having choir directors to lead the choirs in hymns of praise and thanks to God began long ago in the days of David and Asaph.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For in the days of David and Asaph long ago there was a leader of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

(It was in the days of David and Asaph that the custom began of having choir directors to lead the choirs in hymns of praise and thanks to God.)

English Tyndale 1537

for in the time of David and Asaph, were the chief singers founded, and the songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.