Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #133310

OSHB 1 Sam 16:18 נַגֵּן (naggēn) Strongs=5059 Lemma=‘נָגַן’
contextual word gloss=‘to_play’ word gloss=‘play’
Morphology=Vpc PoS=piel_verb Type=infinitive_construct
Year=-1063 TimeSeries=Reign_of_Saul

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Other uses (3) of identical word form נַגֵּן (Morphology=Vpc PoS=piel_verb Type=infinitive_construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘נַגֵּן’ (Morphology=Vpc PoS=piel_verb Type=infinitive_construct) is always and only glossed as ‘to_play’.

PSA 33:3 contextual word gloss=‘to_play’ word gloss=‘play’ OSHB PSA 33:3 word 6

OET-LV: 3 Sing to_him/it a _song new do _well to _play with_a _shout _of _joy. (PSA_33:3)

OET-RV: 3 Sing a new song to him.
⇔ ≈ Play skillfully and with loud shouts, (PSA 33:3)

ISA 23:16 contextual word gloss=‘to_play’ word gloss=‘make_~_melody’ OSHB ISA 23:16 word 8

OET-LV: 16 Take a _harp go _around the_city Oh _prostitute forgotten do _well to _play multiply song so _that you _may _be _remembered. (ISA_23:16)

OET-RV: 16 ◙
⇔ …
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⇔ … (ISA 23:16)

EZE 33:32 contextual word gloss=‘to_play’ word gloss=‘plays_~_onan_instrument’ OSHB EZE 33:32 word 8

OET-LV: 32 And_there_you to/for_them are_like_a _song _of lustful _desires one_beautiful _of voice and_one _who_does _well to _play and_they _hear DOM words/messages _of_your and_are_doing not_they them. (EZE_33:32)

OET-RV: 32 Yes, you’re like a lovely song to them, a beautiful sound that’s played well on a stringed instrument, so they’ll listen to your words, but none of them will obey them. (EZE 33:32)