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in modern versions, it is translated 'Sing'. The old translations considered the Hebrew word to be from a different root than H07788 hence the difference in the translations.">7891</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7891 -- Occurrence 61 of 87">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׁ֭רִים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/rim_7891.htm" title="rim: the singers -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">rîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the singers</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural">V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 310: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)<BR> 1a) as an adverb <BR> 1a1) behind (of place) <BR> 1a2) afterwards (of time) <BR> 1b) as a preposition <BR> 1b1) behind, after (of place) <BR> 1b2) after (of time) <BR> 1b3) besides <BR> 1c) as a conjunction <BR> 1c) after that <BR> 1d) as a substantive <BR> 1d1) hinder part <BR> 1e) with other prepositions <BR> 1e1) from behind <BR> 1e2) from following after">310</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 310 -- Occurrence 585 of 715">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַחַ֣ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/achar_310.htm" title="'a·Char: after -- Occurrence 39 of 51.">’a-ḥar</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[followed] after</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5059.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5059: 1) to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) player (participle) <BR> 1b) (Piel)<BR> 1b1) to play <BR> 1b1a) player, minstrel (participle)">5059</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5059.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5059 -- Occurrence 12 of 15">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נֹגְנִ֑ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nogenim_5059.htm" title="no·ge·Nim;: the musicians -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">nō-ḡə-nîm;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the players on instruments</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural">V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8432: 1) midst, middle <BR> 1a) midst, middle <BR> 1b) into, through (after verbs of motion) <BR> 1c) among (of a number of persons) <BR> 1d) between (of things arranged by twos) <BR> 1e) from among (as to take or separate etc)">8432</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8432 -- Occurrence 235 of 418">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּת֥וֹךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/betoch_8432.htm" title="be·Toch: the midst -- Occurrence 107 of 175.">bə-ṯō-wḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Among [them were]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-b | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5959.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5959: 1) virgin, young woman <BR> 1a) of marriageable age <BR> 1b) maid or newly married <BR> ++++<BR> There is no instance where it can be proved that this word designates a young woman who is not a virgin. (TWOT)">5959</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5959.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5959 -- Occurrence 3 of 7">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֲ֝לָמ֗וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/alamot_5959.htm" title="a·la·Mot,: of the maidens -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">‘ă-lā-mō-wṯ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the maidens</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine plural">N-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8608.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8608: 1) to play or sound the timbrel, beat, play upon, drum (on a timbrel or other object) <BR> 1a) (Qal) playing (participle) <BR> 1b) (Poel) beating (participle)">8608</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8608.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8608 -- Occurrence 1 of 2">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תּוֹפֵפֽוֹת׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tofefot_8608.htm" title="to·fe·Fot.: beating -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">tō-w-p̄ê-p̄ō-wṯ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">playing timbrels</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural">V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> 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href="//interlinearbible.org/psalms/68.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6923.htm" title="kid·de·mu: went -- 6923: to come or be in front, meet">קִדְּמ֣וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7891.htm" title="rim: the singers -- 7891: to sing">רִים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="a·char: after -- 310: the hind or following part">אַחַ֣ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5059.htm" title="no·ge·nim;: the musicians -- 5059: to touch or play a stringed instrument">נֹגְנִ֑ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8432.htm" title="be·to·vch: the midst -- 8432: midst">בְּתֹ֥וךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5959.htm" title="a·la·mo·vt: of the maidens -- 5959: a young woman, a virgin">עֲ֝לָמֹ֗ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8608.htm" title="to·v·fe·fo·vt.: beating -- 8608: to sound the timbrel, beat">תֹּופֵפֹֽות׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/psalms/68.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7891.htm" title="shiyr (sheer) -- behold, sing(-er, -ing man, - ing woman)">The singers</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6923.htm" title="qadam (kaw-dam') -- come (go, (flee)) before, + disappoint, meet, prevent">went before</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5059.htm" title="nagan (naw-gan') -- player on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing)">the players on instruments</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="'achar (akh-ar') -- after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing)">followed after</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8432.htm" title="tavek (taw'-vek) -- among(-st), X between, half, X (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among)">among</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5959.htm" title="almah (al-maw') -- damsel, maid, virgin">them were the damsels</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8608.htm" title="taphaph (taw-faf') -- taber, play with timbrels">playing with timbrels</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/68.htm">תהילים 68:25 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">קִדְּמ֣וּ רִים אַחַ֣ר נֹגְנִ֑ים בְּתֹ֥וךְ עֲ֝לָמֹ֗ות תֹּופֵפֹֽות׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/68.htm">תהילים 68:25 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">קדמו רים אחר נגנים בתוך עלמות תופפות׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/68.htm">תהילים 68:25 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">קדמו רים אחר נגנים בתוך עלמות תופפות׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/psalms/68.htm">תהילים 68:25 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">קדמו שרים אחר נגנים בתוך עלמות תופפות׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/psalms/68-25.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/68.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />The singers went on, the musicians after them, In the midst of the maidens beating tambourines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/68.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The singers went before, the players on instruments <i>followed</i> after; among <i>them were</i> the damsels playing with timbrels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/68.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Singers lead the way, with musicians following; among them are young women playing tambourines. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">the players</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/87-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 87:7</span> As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/150-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 150:3-5</span> Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/14-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 14:2,3</span> And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/15-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 15:2,3</span> And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that …</a></p><p class="hdg">among</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/148-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 148:12,13</span> Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/15-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 15:20</span> And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/judges/11-34.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Judges 11:34</span> And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and, behold, his daughter …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 18:6</span> And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 31:4,13</span> Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel: …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a 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