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2 Chronicles 20:28

In 2 Chronicles 20 of 2 Chronicles.

And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.

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וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙vayavovand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.בִּנְבָלִ֥יםbinvalimin bottleנֶבֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in bottle”, the ordinary formH5035a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol.וּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹתuvekhinorotand in harpכִּנּוֹרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and in harp”, the ordinary formH3658a harpharp.וּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתuvachatsotserotand in trumpetחֲצֹצְרָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and in trumpet”, the ordinary formH2689a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note)trumpet(-er).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).בֵּ֖יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they come in to Jerusalem with psalteries, and with harps, and with trumpets, unto the house of Jehovah.

World English Bible

They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets to Yahweh’s house.

Darby Translation

And they came to Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, to the house of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And they came into Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets into the house of the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they entered into Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, going into the house of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐν νάβλαις καὶ κινύραις καὶ ἐν σάλπιγξιν εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου.

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