Job 21:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִ֭שְׂאוּ כְּתֹ֣ף וְכִנּ֑וֹר וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ לְק֣וֹל עוּגָֽב׃

Transliteration

yiśʾû kətōp wə-kinnôr wə-yiśməḥû lə-qôl ʿûgāb

Grammar Details

*yiśʾû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they lift up/carry
*kətōp*: preposition + noun masculine singular - with timbrel/tambourine
*wə-kinnôr*: conjunctive waw + noun masculine singular - and lyre/harp
*wə-yiśməḥû*: conjunctive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they rejoice
*lə-qôl*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - to the sound of
*ʿûgāb*: noun masculine singular - flute/pipe

Word Meanings

*nāśāʾ*: to lift/carry/take
*tōp*: timbrel/tambourine
*kinnôr*: lyre/harp
*śāmaḥ*: to rejoice/be glad
*qôl*: voice/sound
*ʿûgāb*: flute/pipe/reed instrument

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 4:21 : 21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.
Isa 5:12 : 12 And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are [in] their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
Amos 6:4-6 : 4 that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; 5 that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David; 6 that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
Isa 22:13 : 13 and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.
Gen 31:27 : 27 Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;

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