GEN 4:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) His brother’s name was Yuval (Jubal) and he became the ancestor of people who play stringed and wind instruments.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ὄνομα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ, Ἰουβάλ· οὗτος ἦν ὁ καταδείξας ψαλτήριον καὶ κιθάραν.
(Kai onoma tōi adelfōi autou, Youbal; houtos aʸn ho katadeixas psaltaʸrion kai kitharan. )

BrTr And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who [fn]invented the psaltery and harp.

ULT And the name of his brother was Jubal. He was the father of all who play harps and flutes.

UST His brother’s name was Jubal. He became the first of all those who play harps and flutes.

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

OEB His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the ancestor of the people who play the harp and flute.

WEBBE His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The name of his brother was Jubal; he was the first of all who play the harp and the flute.

LSV and the name of his brother [is] Jubal, he has been father of everyone handling harp and pipe.

FBV He had a brother named Jubal; he was the father of all those who play stringed and wind instruments.

T4T Later, Jabal was the first person who lived in tents because he traveled from place to place to take care of livestock. His younger brother’s name was Jubal. He was the first person who made/played a ◄lyre/stringed instrument► and a flute.

LEB And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and wind instruments.

BBE And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all players on instruments of music.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.

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

DRA And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of them that play upon the harp and the organs.

YLT and the name of his brother [is] Jubal, he hath been father of every one handling harp and organ.

Drby And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of those who handle the harp and pipe.

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

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

KJB-1769 And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

KJB-1611 And his brothers name was Iubal: hee was the father of all such as handle the harpe and organ.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps His brothers name was Iubal, which was the father of such as handle Harpe and Organ.
(His brothers name was Yubal, which was the father of such as handle Harpe and Organ.)

Gnva And his brothers name was Iubal, who was the father of all that play on the harpe and organes.
(And his brothers name was Yubal, who was the father of all that play on the harp and organes. )

Cvdl And his brothers name was Iuball: Of him came they that occupied harpes & pypes.
(And his brothers name was Yuball: Of him came they that occupied harps and pypes.)

Wycl and the name of his brother was Tubal, he was the fadir of syngeris in harpe and orgun.
(and the name of his brother was Tubal, he was the father of syngeris in harp and orgun.)

Luth Und sein Bruder hieß Jubal; von dem sind herkommen die Geiger und Pfeifer.
(And his brother was_called Yubal; from to_him are herkommen the Geiger and Pfeifer.)

ClVg Et nomen fratris ejus Jubal: ipse fuit pater canentium cithara et organo.[fn]
(And nomen fratris his Yubal: exactly_that/himself fuit father canentium cithara and organo. )

4.21 Et nomen fratris ejus Jubal. RAB. Hunc scribit Josephus musicam scripsisse in duabus columnis, una lapidea, altera latericia, quarum altera non dissolveretur diluvio, altera quæ non solveretur incendio: quæ duo judicia Adam ventura prædixerat.

4.21 And nomen fratris his Yubal. RAB. Hunc scribit Yosephus musicam scripsisse in duabus columnis, una lapidea, altera latericia, quarum altera not/no dissolveretur diluvio, altera which not/no solveretur incendio: which two yudicia Adam ventura prædixerat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-kinship

וְ⁠שֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖י⁠ו יוּבָ֑ל

and=name_of his/its=woman Jubal

Jubal was probably younger than Jabal. See how you translated brother in verse 2. Alternate translation: “Jabal had a brother named Jubal.”

ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה

he/it it_became

Alternate translation: “who was” or “He grew up and became”

אֲבִ֕י כָּל

father_of all/each/any/every

See how you translated a similar phrase in verse 20. Alternate translation: “the ancestor of all people who”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

תֹּפֵ֥שׂ כִּנּ֖וֹר וְ⁠עוּגָֽב

manipulating harp and=reed_instrument/flute

Alternate translation: “play musical instruments called lyres and pipes.” or “play stringed instruments and wind instruments.”

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