²⁵ Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

²⁰ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

³² They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep.

⁴ Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

⁴ a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

⁴ Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.

³ Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.

¹ When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.

¹¹ Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

¹⁴ And David danced before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

¹¹ And he said, A certain man had two sons:

¹² and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of `thy' substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.