Amos 6:5
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6:5They sing13 to the tune of14 stringed instruments;15
like David they invent16 musical instruments.
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- 13 The meaning of the Hebrew verb פָּרַט (parat), which occurs only here in the OT, is unclear. Some translate “strum,” “pluck,” or “improvise.”
- 14 Heb “upon the mouth of,” that is, “according to.”
- 15 The stringed instruments mentioned here are probably harps (cf. , ) or lutes (cf. ).
- 16 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase חָשְׁבוּ לָהֶם (khoshvu lahem) is uncertain. Various options include: (1) “they think their musical instruments are like David’s”; (2) “they consider themselves musicians like David”; (3) “they esteem musical instruments highly like David”; (4) “they improvise [new songs] for themselves [on] instruments like David”; (5) “they invent musical instruments like David.” However, the most commonly accepted interpretation is that given in the translation (see S. M. Paul, Amos [Hermeneia], ).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
and like David invent for themselves instruments of music,
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
You strum away on your harps like David
and improvise on musical instruments.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
They improvise songs to the sound of the harp
and invent their own musical instruments like David.
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NLTNew Living Translation
You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp
and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Alas for those who sing to the tune of the harp; like David they improvise on instruments of music.
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KJV 1900King James Version
That chant to the sound of the viol,
And invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
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