Genesis 4:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.”

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BSBPD

“And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the name of his brother <FI>is<Fi> Jubal, he hath been father of every one handling harp and organ.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 4:21 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 31:27Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
  2. Job 21:12singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.
  3. Isaiah 5:12At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
  4. Amos 6:5You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
  5. Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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