You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.Amos 6:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַפֹּרְטִ֖ים עַל־פִּ֣י הַנָּ֑בֶל כְּדָוִ֕יד חָשְׁב֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם כְּלֵי־שִֽׁיר׃
- הַפֹּרְטִ֖יםha.po.re.Tim“those [who] improvise”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּרַט · “to divide” · Strong's H6527
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- פִּ֣יpi“[the] mouth of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “word” · Strong's H6310I
- הַנָּ֑בֶלha.Na.vel“the lyre”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֵ֫בֶל · “harp” · Strong's H5035B
- כְּדָוִ֕ידke.da.Vid“like David”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- חָשְׁב֥וּcha.she.Vu“they have devised”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָשַׁב · “design” · Strong's H2803G
- לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“for themselves”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- כְּלֵי־ke.lei-“instruments of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from כְּלִי · “article|utensil” · Strong's H3627
- שִֽׁיר׃Shir“song”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שִׁיר · “song” · Strong's H7892A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)