Job
Job 21:11–12
11They send forth their little ones like a flock;
their children skip about,
12singing to the tambourine and lyre
and making merry at the sound of the flute.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Job 21:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They send forth | יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ | yə·šal·lə·ḥū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| their little ones | עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם | ‘ă·wî·lê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5759 young boy |
| like a flock | כַ֭צֹּאן | ḵaṣ·ṣōn | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| their children | וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם | wə·yal·ḏê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| skip about | יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ | yə·raq·qê·ḏūn | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H7540 skip about |
Job 21:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singing | יִ֭שְׂאוּ | yiś·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| to the tambourine | כְּתֹ֣ף | kə·ṯōp̄ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H8596 timbrel, tambourine |
| and lyre | וְכִנּ֑וֹר | wə·ḵin·nō·wr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3658 lyre |
| and making merry | וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ | wə·yiś·mə·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| at the sound | לְק֣וֹל | lə·qō·wl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the flute | עוּגָֽב׃ | ‘ū·ḡāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H5748 reed-instrument |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 21:12 Genesis 4:21 · Amos 6:4–6 · Isaiah 5:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.