King James Version

Psalms 150:4

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

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הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּhalluhvboastהָלַלverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “boast”, a commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.בְתֹ֣ףvetofin tabretתֹּףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in tabret”, the ordinary formH8596a tambourinetabret, timbrel.וּמָח֑וֹלumacholand danceמָחוֹלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and dance”, the ordinary formH4234a (round) dancedance(-cing).הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּhalluhvboastהָלַלverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “boast”, a commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.בְּמִנִּ֥יםbeminimin stringed instrumentמֵןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in stringed instrument”, the ordinary formH4482a musical chord (as parted into strings)in (the same) (Psalm 68:23), stringed instrument (Psalm 150:4), whereby (Psalm 45:8 (defective plural)).וְעוּגָֽבveugavand organעוּגָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and organ”, the ordinary formH5748a reed-instrument of musicorgan.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.

Young’s Literal Translation

Praise Him with timbrel and dance, Praise Him with stringed instruments and organ.

World English Bible

Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute!

Darby Translation

Praise him with the tambour and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe;

Douay-Rheims

Praise him with timbrel and choir: praise him with strings and organs.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Praise him with timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and the organ.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ.