Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent">428 [e] וְאֵ֣לֶּה wə-’êl-leh And these [are] Conj-w | Pro-cp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sing 1a2) singer, songstresses (participle) 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to sing 1b2) singer, songstress (participle) 1c) (Hophal) to be sung ++++ In Job 36:24, the word is translated 'Behold'; in modern versions, it is translated 'Sing'. The old translations considered the Hebrew word to be from a different root than H07788 hence the difference in the translations.">7891 [e] הַ֠מְשֹׁרְרִים ham-šō-rə-rîm the singers Art | V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum">7218 [e] רָאשֵׁ֨י rā-šê heads N-mpc 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1 [e] אָב֧וֹת ’ā-ḇō-wṯ of the fathers' [houses] N-mp 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service">3881 [e] לַלְוִיִּ֛ם lal-wî-yim of the Levites Prep-l | N-proper-mp 3957 [e] בַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖ת bal-lə-šā-ḵōṯ [who lodged] in the chambers Prep-b, Art | N-fp   [פטירים] [pə-ṭî-rîm - Noun - masculine plural N-mp   ḵ]   1a) (Qal) dismissed 1b) (Hiphil) shoot out">6358 [e] (פְּטוּרִ֑ים) (pə-ṭū-rîm; [and were] free V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp   q)   1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- [from other duties] for Conj 1) by day, in the daytime subst 2) daytime">3119 [e] יוֹמָ֥ם yō-w-mām day Adv 1a) night (as opposed to day) 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)">3915 [e] וָלַ֛יְלָה wā-lay-lāh and night Conj-w | N-ms 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם ‘ă-lê-hem they were employed Prep | 3mp 1a) occupation, business 1b) property 1c) work (something done or made) 1d) workmanship 1e) service, use 1f) public business 1f1) political 1f2) religious">4399 [e] בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ bam-mə-lā-ḵāh. in [that] work Prep-b, Art | N-fs

New American Standard Bible
Now these are the singers, heads of fathers' households of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free from other service; for they were engaged in their work day and night.

King James Bible
And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The singers, the heads of the Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other tasks because they were on duty day and night.

the singers

1 Chronicles 6:31-33 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the …

1 Chronicles 15:16-22 And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers …

1 Chronicles 16:4-6 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark …

1 Chronicles 25:1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service …

Ezra 7:24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, …

were free

Nehemiah 11:17,22,23 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, …

they, etc. [heb] upon them
employed A number of levites were employed by rotation in singing the praises of Jehovah; and they seem to have continued the service day and night:

Psalm 134:1,2 Behold, bless you the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, which by …

Psalm 135:1-3 Praise you the LORD. Praise you the name of the LORD; praise him, …

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