Genesis 4:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all players on instruments of music.

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  • Gen 31:27 : 27 Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music?
  • Job 21:12 : 12 They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe.
  • Isa 5:12 : 12 And corded instruments and wind-instruments and wine are in their feasts: but they give no thought to the work of the Lord, and they are not interested in what his hands are doing.
  • Amos 6:5 : 5 Making foolish songs to the sound of corded instruments, and designing for themselves instruments of music, like David;
  • Rom 4:11-12 : 11 And he was given the sign of circumcision as a witness of the faith which he had before he underwent circumcision: so that he might be the father of all those who have faith, though they have not circumcision, and so that righteousness might be put to their account; 12 And the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who keep to the way of that faith which our father Abraham had before he underwent circumcision.

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    18 And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech.

    19 And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

    20 And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle.

  • 22 And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who is the father of every maker of cutting instruments of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

  • 12 They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe.

  • 2 Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.

  • 21 And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition.

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    18 And Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

    19 And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days a division was made of the earth; and his brother's name was Joktan.

    20 And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah

    21 And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah

    22 And Ebal and Abimael and Sheba

    23 And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

  • 8 And Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

  • 6 All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.

  • 5 And David and all the men of Israel made melody before the Lord with all their power, with songs and with corded instruments and instruments of brass.

  • 5 Making foolish songs to the sound of corded instruments, and designing for themselves instruments of music, like David;

  • Ps 150:3-4
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    3 Give him praise with the sound of the horn: give him praise with corded instruments of music.

    4 Give him praise with instruments of brass and in the dance: give him praise with horns and corded instruments.

  • 2 Take up the melody, playing on an instrument of music, even on corded instruments.

  • 14 And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.

  • 11 And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

  • 16 And David gave orders to the chief of the Levites to put their brothers the music-makers in position, with instruments of music, corded instruments and brass, with glad voices making sounds of joy.

  • 1 Chr 1:4-5
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    4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

    5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.

  • 26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah

  • 7 And his brothers by their families, when the list of their generations was made up: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

  • 12 And corded instruments and wind-instruments and wine are in their feasts: but they give no thought to the work of the Lord, and they are not interested in what his hands are doing.

  • 3 Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to the Lord.

  • 7 Even things without life, having a voice, such as a music-pipe or other instrument, if they do not give out different sounds, who may be certain what is being played?

  • 2 The son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers;

  • 22 And Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and went back to Beth-lehem. And the records are very old.

  • 29 And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

  • 42 And Heman and Jeduthun had horns and brass instruments sounding loudly, and instruments of music for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were to be at the door.

  • 5 Make melody to the Lord with instruments of music; with a corded instrument and the voice of song.

  • 21 And Mattithiah and Eliphelehu and Mikneiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel and Azaziah, with corded instruments on the octave, to give the first note of the song.

  • 24 And Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.

  • 1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a great man of war; he was the son of a loose woman, and Gilead was his father.

  • 2 Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music.

  • 43 Of the sons of Nebo, Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.

  • 31 And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

  • 22 And Chesed and Hazo and Pildash and Jidlaph and Bethuel.