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Amos

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That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
That chant chant Verb H6527 הַפֹּרְטִ֖ים hap·po·re·tim
to the sound according Noun H6310 פִּ֣י pi
of the viol bottle Noun H5035 הַנָּ֑בֶל han·na·vel;
like David David Noun H1732 כְּדָוִ֕יד ke·da·vid
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[and] invent account Verb H2803 חָשְׁב֥וּ cha·she·vu
of musick musical Noun H7892 שִֽׁיר׃ shir.

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David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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King James Bible That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
Hebrew Greek English That chant Who improvise to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, harp, And like David;David have composed songs for themselves,
New American Standard Bible 1995 That chant Who improvise to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, harp, And like David;David have composed songs for themselves,