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A stringed instrument with a large, pear-shaped body and a neck. NRSV used lute to translate two Hebrew terms (Psalm 92:3; Psalm 150:3 ). NAS and NIV translated the first term as “10-stringed lute” and the second as harp. The KJV translated both terms as psaltery. See Music, Instruments, Dancing .

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Lute'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/l/lute.html. 1991.

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