Amos 6:5
Strong's Lexicon
You improvise
הַפֹּרְטִ֖ים (hap·pō·rə·ṭîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6527: 1) (Qal) to improvise carelessly, chant, stammer 1a) meaning dubious

songs
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

on the harp
הַנָּ֑בֶל (han·nā·ḇel)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5035: 1) a skin-bag, jar, pitcher 1a) skin-bottle, skin 1b) jar, pitcher (earthen) 2) harp, lute, guitar, musical instrument

like David
כְּדָוִ֕יד (kə·ḏā·wîḏ)
Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved' 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

and invent
חָשְׁב֥וּ (ḥā·šə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2803: 1) to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to think, account 1a2) to plan, devise, mean 1a3) to charge, impute, reckon 1a4) to esteem, value, regard 1a5) to invent 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be accounted, be thought, be esteemed 1b2) to be computed, be reckoned 1b3) to be imputed 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to think upon, consider, be mindful of 1c2) to think to do, devise, plan 1c3) to count, reckon 1d) (Hithpael) to be considered

your own
לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

musical
שִֽׁיר׃ (šîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7892: n m 1) song 1a) lyric song 1b) religious song 1c) song of Levitical choirs n f 2) song 2a) song, ode

instruments.
כְּלֵי־ (kə·lê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3627: 1) article, vessel, implement, utensil 1a) article, object (general) 1b) utensil, implement, apparatus, vessel 1b1) implement (of hunting or war) 1b2) implement (of music) 1b3) implement, tool (of labour) 1b4) equipment, yoke (of oxen) 1b5) utensils, furniture 1c) vessel, receptacle (general) 1d) vessels (boats) of paper-reed

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.

Young's Literal Translation
Who are taking part according to the psaltery, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They improvise songs to the sound of the harp and invent their own musical instruments like David.

New American Standard Bible
Who improvise to the sound of the harp, [And] like David have composed songs for themselves,

King James Bible
That chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments.

New Living Translation
You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.

English Standard Version
who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music,

New American Standard Bible
Who improvise to the sound of the harp, And like David have composed songs for themselves,

King James Bible
That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They improvise songs to the sound of the harp and invent their own musical instruments like David.

International Standard Version
chanting to the sound of stringed instruments as if they were David, composing songs to themselves as if they were musicians,

NET Bible
They sing to the tune of stringed instruments; like David they invent musical instruments.

American Standard Version
that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

English Revised Version
that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that devise for themselves instruments of music, like David;

Young's Literal Translation
Who are taking part according to the psaltery, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music;
















Cross References
1 Chronicles 15:16
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

1 Chronicles 23:5
Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

Isaiah 5:12
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.

Ezekiel 26:13
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

Amos 8:3
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.

Amos 1:1
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Amos 6:4
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

Amos 6:3
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Amos 6:2
Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

Amos 6:6
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

Amos 6:7
Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
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