His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes.
Why did you run off secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me, so I could send you away with joy and singing to the music of timbrels and harps?
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.
They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre; they make merry to the sound of the pipe.
praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe,
They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands.
You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments.