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And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. (KJV)
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וְדָוִ֣ד\׀ve.da.Vidand David
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 1
וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 2
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 3
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 4
מְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙me.sa.cha.Kim[were] playing
Lemma: שָׂחַק (sa.chaq) · Strong's: H7832
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)
Meaning: to laugh
Used 36 times. Also: Judges 16:25, Judges 16:27, 1 Samuel 18:7, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 6:21, 1 Chronicles 13:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7832; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 5
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 6
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 7
בְּכֹ֖לbe.Kholon all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 8
עֲצֵ֣י'a.Tzeiwood<s> of
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: tree: wood
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 9
בְרוֹשִׁ֑יםve.ro.Shimfir trees
Lemma: בְּרוֹשׁ (be.rosh) · Strong's: H1265
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: cypress
Used 20 times. Also: 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:10, 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:34, 1 Kings 9:11, 2 Kings 19:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1265; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 10
וּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹתu.ve.khi.no.Rotand on harps
Lemma: כִּנּוֹר (kin.nor) · Strong's: H3658
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: lyre
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 31:27, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23, 1 Kings 10:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3658; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 11
וּבִנְבָלִים֙u.vin.va.Limand on lyres
Lemma: נֵ֫בֶל (ne.vel) · Strong's: H5035B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: harp
Used 27 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Kings 10:12, 1 Chronicles 13:8, 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 15:20, 1 Chronicles 15:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5035B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 12
וּבְתֻפִּ֔יםu.ve.tu.Pimand on tambourines
Lemma: תֹּף (toph) · Strong's: H8596
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: tambourine
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Exodus 15:20, Judges 11:34, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 18:6, 1 Chronicles 13:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8596; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 13
וּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖יםu.vim.na.'an.'Imand on rattles
Lemma: מְנַעֲנֵעַ (me.na.na) · Strong's: H4517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: castanets
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4517; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 14
וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים\׃U.ve.tzel.tze.Limand on cymbals
Lemma: צֶלְצְלִים (tsel.tse.lim) · Strong's: H6767D
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: banging
Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 150:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6767D; TAHOT 2 Samuel 6:5 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| were celebrating | → | שָׂחַק H7832 to laugh |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| with all kinds | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| of wood instruments | → | עֵץ H6086G tree: wood |
| . . . | → | בְּרוֹשׁ H1265 cypress |
| harps | → | כִּנּוֹר H3658 lyre |
| stringed instruments | → | נֵ֫בֶל H5035B harp |
| tambourines | → | תֹּף H8596 tambourine |
| sistrums | → | מְנַעֲנֵעַ H4517 castanets |
| and cymbals | → | צֶלְצְלִים H6767D banging |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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