Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
I might have sent thee away with mirth - , besimchah , with rejoicing, making a feast or entertainment on the occasion; and with songs, beshirim , odes either in the praise of God, or to commemorate the splendid acts of their ancestors; with tabret, bethoph , the tympanum used in the east to the present day, and there called diff , a thin broad wooden hoop, with parchment extended over one end of it, to which are attached small pieces of brass, tin, etc., which make a jingling noise; it is held in the air with one hand, and beat on with the fingers of the other. It appears to have been precisely the same with that which is called the tambourine and which is frequently to be met with in our streets. And with harp, bekinnor , a sort of stringed instrument, a lute or harp; probably the same as the Greek kinura , a harp; the name being evidently borrowed from the Hebrew. These four things seem to include all that was used in those primitive times, as expressive of gladness and satisfaction on the most joyous occasions.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Genesis 31:27:
Exodus 15:20
Exodus 15:20
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