1 Chronicles 15:22
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.

Young's Literal Translation
And Chenaniah, head of the Levites, [is] over the burden; he instructeth about the burden, for he [is] intelligent.

King James Bible
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, [was] for song: he instructed about the song, because he [was] skilful.

Hebrew
Chenaniah
וּכְנַנְיָ֥הוּ (ū·ḵə·nan·yā·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3663: Chenaniah -- two Israelites

the head
שַֽׂר־ (śar-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

Levite
הַלְוִיִּ֖ם (hal·wî·yim)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

was the director
יָסֹר֙ (yā·sōr)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 3256: To discipline, chasten, admonish

of the music
בַּמַּשָּׂ֔א (bam·maś·śā)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4853: A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he [was]
הֽוּא׃ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

highly skilled.
מֵבִ֖ין (mê·ḇîn)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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