2 Samuel
2 Samuel 6:5
5David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments,d harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
Footnotes
- d 6:5 Literally before the LORD with all woods of cypress; LXX playing before the Lord on well-tuned instruments mightily, and with songs; some of the instruments in this verse are uncertain; see 1 Chronicles 13:8|1CH 13:8.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | וְדָוִ֣ד׀ | wə·ḏā·wiḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| were celebrating | מְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙ | mə·śa·ḥă·qîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H7832 laugh |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| with all kinds | בְּכֹ֖ל | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of wood instruments | עֲצֵ֣י | ‘ă·ṣê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| harps | וּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹת | ū·ḇə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H3658 lyre |
| stringed instruments | וּבִנְבָלִים֙ | ū·ḇin·ḇā·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| tambourines | וּבְתֻפִּ֔ים | ū·ḇə·ṯup·pîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H8596 timbrel, tambourine |
| sistrums | וּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖ים | ū·ḇim·na·‘an·‘îm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H4517 rattle |
| and cymbals | וּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃ | ū·ḇə·ṣel·ṣe·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H6767 whirring, buzzing |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 150:3–5 · 1 Chronicles 13:8 · Amos 5:23 · Psalm 68:25–27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.