1 Corinthians 14:7
New Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
חוּץ
chûwts
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
הֶגֶה
hegeh
a muttering (in sighing, thought, or as thunder)
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
Key Terms in This Verse
נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →Cross References
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
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