Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals. Young's Literal Translation and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, with cymbals of brass to sound, King James Bible So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were appointed] to sound with cymbals of brass; Hebrew The musiciansוְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים (wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7891: To sing Heman, הֵימָ֥ן (hê·mān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1968: Heman -- an Israelite name Asaph, אָסָ֖ף (’ā·sāp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 623: Asaph -- 'gatherer', the name of several Israelites and Ethan וְאֵיתָ֑ן (wə·’ê·ṯān) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 387: Ethan -- 'permanence', an Israelite name were to sound לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃ (lə·haš·mî·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the bronze נְחֹ֖שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base cymbals; בִּמְצִלְתַּ֥יִם (bim·ṣil·ta·yim) Preposition-b | Noun - cd Strong's 4700: Double tinklers, cymbals |