1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:12
12between three years of famine, three months of being swept awayb before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD— days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
Footnotes
- b 21:12 Hebrew; LXX and Vulgate of fleeing; see 2 Samuel 24:13|2SA 24:13.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| between | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| three | שָׁל֨וֹשׁ | šā·lō·wōš | Number - feminine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| years | שָׁנִ֜ים | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
| of famine | רָעָ֗ב | rā·‘āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| three | שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה | šə·lō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| months | חֳדָשִׁ֜ים | ḥo·ḏā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| of being swept away | נִסְפֶּ֥ה | nis·peh | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up |
| before | מִפְּנֵי־ | mip·pə·nê- | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| your enemies | צָרֶיךָ֮ | ṣā·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| and overtaken | לְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒ | lə·maś·śe·ḡeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular | H5381 reach, overtake |
| by their swords | וְחֶ֣רֶב | wə·ḥe·reḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2719 sword |
| or | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| three | שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| days | יָ֠מִים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| of the sword | חֶ֣רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2719 sword |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| days of plague | וְדֶ֙בֶר֙ | wə·ḏe·ḇer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| upon the land | בָּאָ֔רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| with the angel | וּמַלְאַ֣ךְ | ū·mal·’aḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| ravaging | מַשְׁחִ֖ית | maš·ḥîṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| every | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| part | גְּב֣וּל | gə·ḇūl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1366 border, boundary, territory |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Now then | וְעַתָּ֣ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| decide | רְאֵ֔ה | rə·’êh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| how | מָֽה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| I should reply | אָשִׁ֥יב | ’ā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to Him who sent me | שֹׁלְחִ֖י | šō·lə·ḥî | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7971 send |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.