Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?

Tabret

General references

Bible References

Wherefore

Genesis 31:3
And Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you."
Judges 6:27
Gideon took ten men from his servants, and he did just as Yahweh told him; and because he was too afraid of his {father's family} and the men of the city to do [it during] the day, he did [it during] night.

That i

Proverbs 26:23
[Like] {impure silver} which overlays an earthen vessel, [so are] smooth lips and an evil heart.

With mirth

Genesis 24:59
So they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his men.
Job 21:11
They send out their little ones like the flock, and their children dance around.

Tabret

Exodus 15:20
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took her tambourine in her hand, and all of the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.

General references

Job 21:12
They {sing} to [the] tambourine and lyre, and they rejoice to [the] sound of [the] long flute.
Psalm 105:14
he allowed no one to oppress them, and he rebuked kings on account of them,