“And his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
And Dawiḏ
When יהוה turns back the captivity of Tsiyon, We shall be like dreamers.
Let them praise His Name in a dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the tambourine and lyre.
Praise Him with tambourine and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have torn off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,
And Miryam the prophetess, the sister of Aharon, took the timbrel in her hand. And all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
“I am going to build you again. And you shall be rebuilt, O maiden of Yisra’ĕ
because this son of mine was dead and is alive again, and he was lost and is found.’ And they began to rejoice.
“And having called one of the servants he asked what this meant.
“They are like children sitting in the market-place and calling to each other, saying, ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance, we lamented for you and you did not weep.’