Job 21:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

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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King James 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 organ.
Isa 5:12 : 12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider 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 chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; 6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: 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 away 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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