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Genesis 4:21

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

KJV

Et nomen fratris ejus Jubal : ipse fuit pater canentium cithara et organo.

Vulgate

καὶ ὄνομα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰουβάλ· οὗτος ἦν ὁ καταδείξας ψαλτήριον καὶ κιθάραν.

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/שֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖י/ו יוּבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י כָּל תֹּפֵ֥שׂ כִּנּ֖וֹר וְ/עוּגָֽב

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Jubal

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
ו
v
noun · 629×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יוּבָ֑ל
yvbl
proper_noun · 1×
כִנּ֗וֹר
knvr
noun · 42×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 65×
עוּגָֽב
'vgb
noun · 4×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 31:27 — Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
  • Job 21:12 — They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.