Amos 6:5
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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;

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

Hebrew
You improvise
הַפֹּרְטִ֖ים (hap·pō·rə·ṭîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6527: To scatter words, prate

songs
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

on the harp
הַנָּ֑בֶל (han·nā·ḇel)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5035: A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre

like David
כְּדָוִ֕יד (kə·ḏā·wîḏ)
Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

and invent
חָשְׁב֥וּ (ḥā·šə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2803: To think, account

your own
לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

musical
שִֽׁיר׃ (šîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7892: A song, singing

instruments.
כְּלֵי־ (kə·lê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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