Genesis 4:21 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 4:21

And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.

BSB

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ASV

And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And his brother's name was Jubal,.... This was another son of Lamech by Adah, and his name differs only in one letter from his brother's: he was the father of all such that handle the harp and organ: he was the inventor of instrumental music, both of stringed instruments, such as were touched by the fingers, or struck with a quill, as the "harp"; and of wind instruments, such as were blown, as the "organ", which seems not to be the same we call so, being a late invention; but however a pleasant instrument, as its name signifies.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Jubal was a famous musician, and particularly an organist, and the first that gave rules for that noble art or science of music. When Jabal had set them in a way to be rich, Jubal put them in a way to be merry. From Jubal probably the Jubilee trumpet was so called; for the best music was that which proclaimed liberty and redemption.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Jubal - the father - i.e. The inventor of musical instruments, such as the כנור kinnor, which we translate harp, and the עוגב ugab, which we render organ; it is very likely that both words are generic, the former including under it all stringed instruments, and the latter, all wind instruments.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְשֵׁ֥ם	ve.Shem	and [the] name of	H8034 →
אָחִ֖יו	'a.Chiv	brother his	H251 →
יוּבָ֑ל	yu.Val	[was] Jubal	H3106 →
ה֣וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
הָיָ֔ה	ha.Yah	he was	H1961 →
אֲבִ֕י	'a.Vi	[the] father of	H1 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
תֹּפֵ֥שׂ	to.Fes	player of	H8610 →
כִּנּ֖וֹר	ki.Nor	harp	H3658 →
וְעוּגָֽב׃	ve.'u.Gav	and flute	H5748 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Amos 6:5
You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
leads to
- Isaiah 5:12
  At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Amos 5:23
  Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
- Amos 8:3
  “In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”
Through
Isaiah 5:12
At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
leads to
- Amos 6:4–6
  You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Job 21:11–14
  They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 28:5
  Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
- Job 34:27
  because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
Through
Genesis 31:27
Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
leads to
- Exodus 15:20
  Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

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About Genesis