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Exodus 15:20

In Exodus 15 of Exodus.

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

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וַתִּקַּח֩vatiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.מִרְיָ֨םmiryamMiriamמִרְיָםnoun, proper name — “Miriam”H4813Mirjam, the name of two IsraelitessesMiriam.הַנְּבִיאָ֜הhanviahthe prophetessנְבִיאָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the prophetess”, the ordinary formH5031a prophetess or (generally) inspired woman; by implication, a poetess; by association a prophet's wifeprophetess.אֲח֧וֹתachotsisterאָחוֹתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.אַהֲרֹ֛ןaharonAaronאַהֲרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַתֹּ֖ףhatofthe tabretתֹּףdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the tabret”, the ordinary formH8596a tambourinetabret, timbrel.בְּיָדָ֑הּbeyadahin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וַתֵּצֶ֤אןָvatetsenaand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…כָֽלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַנָּשִׁים֙hanashimthe eachאִשָּׁהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.אַחֲרֶ֔יהָachareyhaafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…בְּתֻפִּ֖יםbetupimin tabretתֹּףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in tabret”, the ordinary formH8596a tambourinetabret, timbrel.וּבִמְחֹלֹֽתuvimcholotand in companyמְחֹלָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and in company”, the ordinary formH4246a dancecompany, dances(-cing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Miriam the inspired one, sister of Aaron, taketh the timbrel in her hand, and all the women go out after her, with timbrels and with choruses;

World English Bible

Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.

Darby Translation

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambour in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambours and with dances.

Douay-Rheims

So Mary the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand: and all the women went forth after her with timbrels and with dances:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Mariam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, having taken a timbrel in her hand—then there went forth all the women after her with timbrels and dances.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λαβοῦσα δὲ Μαριὰμ ἡ προφῆτις ἡ ἀδελφὴ Ἀαρὼν τὸ τύμπανον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐξήλθοσαν πᾶσαι αἱ γυναῖκες ὀπίσω αὐτῆς μετὰ τυμπάνων καὶ χορῶν.

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