Job 21:12

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.”

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

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Isaiah 5:12 "The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they consi…"
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Genesis 4:21 "His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe."
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Genesis 31:27 "Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn’t tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine…"

Commentary

take--rather, "lift up the voice" (sing) to the note of [UMBREIT]. timbrel--rather, "tambourine." organ--not the modern "organ," but the "pipe" (Gen 4:21). The first clause refers to stringed, the latter, to wind instruments; thus, with "the voice" all kinds of music are enumerated.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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