1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 21:1–2

¹Then Satan^a rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. ²So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”

Footnotes

a 21:1 That is, the Accuser or the Adversary

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1 Chronicles 21:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Satan	שָׂטָ֖ן	śā·ṭān	Noun - masculine singular	H7854 adversary
rose up	וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥ד	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and incited	וַיָּ֙סֶת֙	way·yā·seṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5496 incite, allure, instigate
David	דָּוִ֔יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
to take a census	לִמְנ֖וֹת	lim·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

1 Chronicles 21:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So David	דָּוִ֤יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joab	יוֹאָב֙	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
and	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the commanders	שָׂרֵ֣י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the troops	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Go	לְכ֗וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
count	סִפְרוּ֙	sip̄·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5608 count
the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
from	מִבְּאֵ֥ר	mib·bə·’êr	Preposition	H884 Beersheba
Beersheba	שֶׁ֖בַע	še·ḇa‘	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H884 Beersheba
to	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Dan	דָּ֑ן	dān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1835 Dan
and bring me	וְהָבִ֣יאוּ	wə·hā·ḇî·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
so that I may know	וְאֵדְעָ֖ה	wə·’ê·ḏə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3045 know
their number	מִסְפָּרָֽם׃	mis·pā·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4557 number, tale

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1 Chronicles 21:1 2 Samuel 24:1–25 · Zechariah 3:1 · Revelation 12:10 · Job 2:1 · Job 2:4–6 · 1 Kings 22:20–22 · Luke 22:31 · Acts 5:3 · Luke 11:53 · Matthew 4:3 · Hebrews 10:24 · John 13:2

1 Chronicles 21:2 1 Chronicles 27:23–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.