1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 17:6
6In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leadersb I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
Footnotes
- b 17:6 Or judges; see verse 10.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In all | בְּכֹ֥ל | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| My journeys | הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮ | hiṯ·hal·laḵ·tî | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| have I ever asked | דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי | dib·bar·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| any | אַחַד֙ | ’a·ḥaḏ | Number - masculine singular construct | H259 one |
| leaders | שֹׁפְטֵ֣י | šō·p̄ə·ṭê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H8199 judge, govern |
| I appointed | צִוִּ֛יתִי | ṣiw·wî·ṯî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| to shepherd | לִרְע֥וֹת | lir·‘ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| My people | עַמִּ֖י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| Why | לָ֛מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| haven’t | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| you built | בְנִיתֶ֥ם | ḇə·nî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H1129 build |
| Me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| a house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of cedar | אֲרָזִֽים׃ | ’ă·rā·zîm | Noun - masculine plural | H730 cedar |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 7:7 · Numbers 10:33–36 · 1 Chronicles 11:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.