GENESIS 4:21

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.”

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Genesis 4:21 Translation & Meaning

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And his brother's אָחִ֖יו A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) brothers
name וְשֵׁ֥ם An appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character name
was (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
Jubal: יוּבָ֑ל Jubal, an antediluvian Jubal
he ה֣וּא He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are he
was הָיָ֔ה To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) was
the father אֲבִ֕י Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application father
of all כָּל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
such as handle תֹּפֵ֥שׂ To manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably such handle
the harp כִּנּ֖וֹר A harp harp
and organ. וְעוּגָֽב׃ A reed-instrument of music organ

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  • 19  And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

  • 20  And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

  • 21  And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

  • 22  And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

  • 23  And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.




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