1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 17:4

⁴“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go	לֵ֤ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and tell	וְאָמַרְתָּ֙	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
My servant	עַבְדִּ֔י	‘aḇ·dî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
David	דָּוִ֣יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
that this is what	כֹּ֖ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You	אַתָּ֛ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the one to build	תִּבְנֶה־	tiḇ·neh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1129 build
Me	לִּ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
a house	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
in which to dwell	לָשָֽׁבֶת׃	lā·šā·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.