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Judges 16:25 (100.00%)

When their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson, that he may entertain us.” They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars;

And it came to pass, when their hearts H3820 were merry H2896, that they said H559 (8799), Call H7121 (8798) for Samson H8123, that he may make us sport H7832 (8762). And they called H7121 (8799) for Samson H8123 out of the prison H631 (8803) house H1004; and he made them H6440 sport H6711 (8762): and they set H5975 (8686) him between the pillars H5982.

And it cometh to pass, when their heart is glad, that they say, ‘Call for Samson, and he doth play before us;’ and they call for Samson out of the prison-house, and he playeth before them, and they cause him to stand between the pillars.

Judges 16:27 (100.00%)

Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were on the roof about three thousand men and women, who saw while Samson performed.

Now the house H1004 was full H4390 (8804) of men H582 and women H802; and all the lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 [were] there; and [there were] upon the roof H1406 about three H7969 thousand H505 men H376 and women H802, that beheld H7200 (8802) while Samson H8123 made sport H7832 (8800).

And the house hath been full of men and of women, and thither are all the princes of the Philistines, and on the roof are about three thousand men and women, who are looking on the playing of Samson.

1 Samuel 18:7 (100.00%)

The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”

And the women H802 answered H6030 (8799) [one another] as they played H7832 (8764), and said H559 (8799), Saul H7586 hath slain H5221 (8689) his thousands H505, and David H1732 his ten thousands H7233.

and the women answer-those playing, and say, ‘Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.’

2 Samuel 2:14 (100.00%)

Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and compete before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”

And Abner H74 said H559 (8799) to Joab H3097, Let the young men H5288 now arise H6965 (8799), and play H7832 (8762) before H6440 us. And Joab H3097 said H559 (8799), Let them arise H6965 (8799).

And Abner saith unto Joab, ‘Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;’ and Joab saith, ‘Let them rise.’

2 Samuel 6:5 (100.00%)

David and all the house of Israel played before Yahweh with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with castanets, and with cymbals.

And David H1732 and all the house H1004 of Israel H3478 played H7832 (8764) before H6440 the LORD H3068 on all manner of [instruments made of] fir H1265 wood H6086, even on harps H3658, and on psalteries H5035, and on timbrels H8596, and on cornets H4517, and on cymbals H6767.

and David and all the house of Israel are playing before Jehovah, with all kinds of instruments of fir-wood, even with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cornets, and with cymbals.

2 Samuel 6:21 (100.00%)

David said to Michal, “It was before Yahweh, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Yahweh, over Israel. Therefore I will celebrate before Yahweh.

And David H1732 said H559 (8799) unto Michal H4324, [It was] before H6440 the LORD H3068, which chose H977 (8804) me before thy father H1, and before all his house H1004, to appoint H6680 (8763) me ruler H5057 over the people H5971 of the LORD H3068, over Israel H3478: therefore will I play H7832 (8765) before H6440 the LORD H3068.

And David saith unto Michal, ‘-Before Jehovah, who fixed on me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me leader over the people of Jehovah, and over Israel,-yea, I played before Jehovah;

1 Chronicles 13:8 (100.00%)

David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with cymbals, and with trumpets.

And David H1732 and all Israel H3478 played H7832 (8764) before H6440 God H430 with all [their] might H5797, and with singing H7892, and with harps H3658, and with psalteries H5035, and with timbrels H8596, and with cymbals H4700, and with trumpets H2689.

and David and all Israel are playing before God, with all strength, and with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

1 Chronicles 15:29 (100.00%)

As the ark of Yahweh’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

And it came to pass, [as] the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the LORD H3068 came H935 (8804) to the city H5892 of David H1732, that Michal H4324 the daughter H1323 of Saul H7586 looking out H8259 (8738) at a window H2474 saw H7200 (8799) king H4428 David H1732 dancing H7540 (8764) and playing H7832 (8764): and she despised H959 (8799) him in her heart H3820.

and it cometh to pass, the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is entering in unto the city of David, and Michal daughter of Saul is looking through the window, and seeth king David dancing and playing, and despiseth him in her heart.

2 Chronicles 30:10 (100.00%)

So the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even to Zebulun, but people ridiculed them and mocked them.

So the posts H7323 (8801) passed H5674 (8802) from city H5892 to city H5892 through the country H776 of Ephraim H669 and Manasseh H4519 even unto Zebulun H2074: but they laughed them to scorn H7832 (8688), and mocked H3932 (8688) them.

And the runners are passing over from city to city, in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: and they are laughing at them, and mocking at them,

Job 5:22 (100.00%)

You will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth.

At destruction H7701 and famine H3720 thou shalt laugh H7832 (8799): neither shalt thou be afraid H3372 (8799) of the beasts H2416 of the earth H776.

At destruction and at hunger thou mockest, And of the beast of the earth, Thou art not afraid.

Job 29:24 (100.00%)

I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.

[If] I laughed H7832 (8799) on them, they believed H539 (8686) [it] not; and the light H216 of my countenance H6440 they cast not down H5307 (8686).

I laugh unto them-they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.

Job 30:1 (100.00%)

“But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I considered unworthy to put with my sheep dogs.

But now [they that are] younger H6810 H3117 than I have me in derision H7832 (8804), whose fathers H1 I would have disdained H3988 (8804) to have set H7896 (8800) with the dogs H3611 of my flock H6629.

And now, laughed at me, Have the younger in days than I, Whose fathers I have loathed to set With the dogs of my flock.

Job 39:7 (100.00%)

He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.

He scorneth H7832 (8799) the multitude H1995 of the city H7151, neither regardeth H8085 (8799) he the crying H8663 of the driver H5065 (8802).

He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.

Job 39:18 (100.00%)

When she lifts up herself on high, she scorns the horse and his rider.

What time H6256 she lifteth up H4754 (8686) herself on high H4791, she scorneth H7832 (8799) the horse H5483 and his rider H7392 (8802).

At the time on high she lifteth herself up, She laugheth at the horse and at his rider.

Job 39:22 (100.00%)

He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed, neither does he turn back from the sword.

He mocketh H7832 (8799) at fear H6343, and is not affrighted H2865 (8735); neither turneth he back H7725 (8799) from H6440 the sword H2719.

He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted, And he turneth not back from the face of the sword.

Job 40:20 (100.00%)

Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.

Surely the mountains H2022 bring him forth H5375 (8799) food H944, where all the beasts H2416 of the field H7704 play H7832 (8762).

For food do mountains bear for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

Job 41:5 (100.00%)

Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your girls?

Wilt thou play H7832 (8762) with him as [with] a bird H6833? or wilt thou bind H7194 (8799) him for thy maidens H5291?

Dost thou play with him as a bird? And dost thou bind him for thy damsels?

Job 41:29 (100.00%)

Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.

Darts H8455 are counted H2803 (8738) as stubble H7179: he laugheth H7832 (8799) at the shaking H7494 of a spear H3591.

As stubble have darts been reckoned, And he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.

Psalm 2:4 (100.00%)

He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord^§ will have them in derision.

Psalm 2:4 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

He that sitteth H3427 (8802) in the heavens H8064 shall laugh H7832 (8799): the Lord H136 shall have them in derision H3932 (8799).

He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.

Psalm 37:13 (100.00%)

The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

The Lord H136 shall laugh H7832 (8799) at him: for he seeth H7200 (8804) that his day H3117 is coming H935 (8799).

The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

Psalm 52:6 (100.00%)

The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,

The righteous H6662 also shall see H7200 (8799), and fear H3372 (8799), and shall laugh H7832 (8799) at him:

And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

Psalm 59:8 (100.00%)

But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.

But thou, O LORD H3068, shalt laugh H7832 (8799) at them; thou shalt have all the heathen H1471 in derision H3932 (8799).

And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.

Psalm 104:26 (100.00%)

There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.

There go H1980 (8762) the ships H591: [there is] that leviathan H3882, [whom] thou hast made H3335 (8804) to play H7832 (8763) therein.

There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.

Proverbs 1:26 (100.00%)

I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

I also will laugh H7832 (8799) at your calamity H343; I will mock H3932 (8799) when your fear H6343 cometh H935 (8800);

I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

Proverbs 8:30 (100.00%)

then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,

Then I was by him H681, [as] one brought up H525 [with him]: and I was daily H3117 H3117 [his] delight H8191, rejoicing H7832 (8764) always H6256 before H6440 him;

Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight-day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,

Proverbs 8:31 (100.00%)

rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.

Rejoicing H7832 (8764) in the habitable part H8398 of his earth H776; and my delights H8191 [were] with the sons H1121 of men H120.

Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights are with the sons of men.

Proverbs 26:19 (100.00%)

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”

So [is] the man H376 [that] deceiveth H7411 (8765) his neighbour H7453, and saith H559 (8804), Am not I in sport H7832 (8764)?

So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, ‘Am not I playing?’

Proverbs 29:9 (100.00%)

If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

[If] a wise H2450 man H376 contendeth H8199 (8737) with a foolish H191 man H376, whether he rage H7264 (8804) or laugh H7832 (8804), [there is] no rest H5183.

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

Proverbs 31:25 (100.00%)

Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.

Strength H5797 and honour H1926 [are] her clothing H3830; and she shall rejoice H7832 (8799) in time H3117 to come H314.

Strength and honour are her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 (100.00%)

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

A time H6256 to weep H1058 (8800), and a time H6256 to laugh H7832 (8800); a time H6256 to mourn H5594 (8800), and a time H6256 to dance H7540 (8800);

A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.

Jeremiah 15:17 (100.00%)

I didn’t sit in the assembly of those who make merry and rejoice. I sat alone because of your hand, for you have filled me with indignation.

I sat H3427 (8804) not in the assembly H5475 of the mockers H7832 (8764), nor rejoiced H5937 (8799); I sat H3427 (8804) alone H910 because H6440 of thy hand H3027: for thou hast filled H4390 (8765) me with indignation H2195.

I have not sat in an assembly of deriders, Nor do I exult, because of thy hand,- Alone I have sat, For with indignation Thou hast filled me.

Jeremiah 30:19 (100.00%)

Thanksgiving will proceed out of them with the voice of those who make merry. I will multiply them, and they will not be few; I will also glorify them, and they will not be small.

And out of them shall proceed H3318 (8804) thanksgiving H8426 and the voice H6963 of them that make merry H7832 (8764): and I will multiply H7235 (8689) them, and they shall not be few H4591 (8799); I will also glorify H3513 (8689) them, and they shall not be small H6819 (8799).

And gone forth from them hath thanksgiving, And the voice of playful ones, And I have multiplied them and they are not few, And made them honourable, and they are not small.

Jeremiah 31:4 (100.00%)

I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.

Again I will build H1129 (8799) thee, and thou shalt be built H1129 (8738), O virgin H1330 of Israel H3478: thou shalt again be adorned H5710 (8799) with thy tabrets H8596, and shalt go forth H3318 (8804) in the dances H4234 of them that make merry H7832 (8764).

Again do I build thee, And thou hast been built, O virgin of Israel, Again thou puttest on thy tabrets, And hast gone out in the chorus of the playful.

Lamentations 1:7 (100.00%)

Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old; when her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and no one helped her. The adversaries saw her. They mocked at her desolations.

Jerusalem H3389 remembered H2142 (8804) in the days H3117 of her affliction H6040 and of her miseries H4788 all her pleasant things H4262 that she had in the days H3117 of old H6924, when her people H5971 fell H5307 (8800) into the hand H3027 of the enemy H6862, and none did help H5826 (8802) her: the adversaries H6862 saw H7200 (8804) her, [and] did mock H7832 (8804) at her sabbaths H4868.

Remembered hath Jerusalem In the days of her affliction and her mournings, all her desirable things that were from the days of old, In the falling of her people into the hand of an adversary, And she hath no helper; Seen her have adversaries, They have laughed at her cessation.

Habakkuk 1:10 (100.00%)

Yes, they scoff at kings, and princes are a derision to them. They laugh at every stronghold, for they build up an earthen ramp and take it.

And they shall scoff H7046 (8691) at the kings H4428, and the princes H7336 (8802) shall be a scorn H4890 unto them: they shall deride H7832 (8799) every strong hold H4013; for they shall heap H6651 (8799) dust H6083, and take H3920 (8799) it.

And at kings it doth scoff, And princes are a laughter to it, At every fenced place it doth laugh, And it heapeth up dust, and captureth it.

Zechariah 8:5 (100.00%)

The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

And the streets H7339 of the city H5892 shall be full H4390 (8735) of boys H3206 and girls H3207 playing H7832 (8764) in the streets H7339 thereof.

And broad places of the city are full of boys and girls, Playing in its broad places.

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