The Meaning of Genesis 4:21 Explained

Genesis 4:21

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

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

Darby: And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of those who 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 4:21 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 4:9-26 - Cain's Career
God's first question to the soul is, "Adam, where art thou?" The next, "Where is thy brother?" We are our brother's keepers. All related to us, within our reach, or needing our help have a claim. We must not take advantage of them. Their well-being and our own are inseparable. God keeps an inventory of His saints, and will avenge them. Their blood will cry to God against those who have wronged them. There is only one cry in the world which is stronger-"the blood of Jesus." See Hebrews 12:24. It cries for mercy and pardon. A numerous family sprang from our first parents, and as these intermarried a large population began to people the early seat of human life. Cain founded a city, dedicated to all that ministered to sensuous enjoyment. This was "the way of Cain," brilliant but godless, away from the presence of the Lord. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 4

1  The birth, occupation, and offerings of Cain and Abel
8  Cain murders his brother Abel
11  The curse of Cain
17  Has a son called Enoch, and builds a city, which he calls after his name
18  His descendants, with Lamech and his two wives
25  The birth of Seth,
26  and Enos

What do the individual words in Genesis 4:21 mean?

And the name of his brother [was] Jubal he was the father of all who play the harp and flute
וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יוּבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י כָּל־ תֹּפֵ֥שׂ כִּנּ֖וֹר וְעוּגָֽב

וְשֵׁ֥ם  And  the  name 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
אָחִ֖יו  of  his  brother 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
יוּבָ֑ל  [was]  Jubal 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יוּבַל  
Sense: the son of Lamech by Adah and the inventor of musical instruments.
אֲבִ֕י  the  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
כָּל־  of  all 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
תֹּפֵ֥שׂ  who  play 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: תָּפַשׂ  
Sense: to catch, handle, lay hold, take hold of, seize, wield.
כִּנּ֖וֹר  the  harp 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כִּנּׄור  
Sense: lyre, harp.
וְעוּגָֽב  and  flute 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עוּגָב  
Sense: a musical instrument.

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