1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 21:16–17

16When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown. 17And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? Id am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”

Footnotes

  • d 21:17 Or I, the shepherd,see 2 Samuel 24:17|2SA 24:17DSS and LXX.

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1 Chronicles 21:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When Davidדָוִ֜ידḏā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אway·yiś·śāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
his eyesעֵינָ֗יו‘ê·nāwNoun - cdc; third person masculine singularH5869 eye
and sawוַיַּ֞רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal·’aḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4397 messenger
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
standingעֹמֵ֗ד‘ō·mêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
betweenבֵּ֤יןbênPrepositionH996 interval, space between
heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםhaš·šā·ma·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
andוּבֵ֣יןū·ḇênConjunctive waw; PrepositionH996 interval, space between
earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙hā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
with a drawnשְׁלוּפָה֙šə·lū·p̄āhVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH8025 draw out, off
swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹwə·ḥar·bōwConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2719 sword
in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbə·yā·ḏōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
stretched outנְטוּיָ֖הnə·ṭū·yāhVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
Davidדָּוִ֧ידdā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםwə·haz·zə·qê·nîmConjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine pluralH2205 old
clothedמְכֻסִּ֥יםmə·ḵus·sîmVerb - Pual - Participle - masculine pluralH3680 cover
in sackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםbaś·śaq·qîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH8242 sack, sackcloth
fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לway·yip·pōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
facedownפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pə·nê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6440 face, before

1 Chronicles 21:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Davidדָּוִ֣ידdā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶֽל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Godהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
Was it notהֲלֹא֩hă·lōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
Iאֲנִ֨י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
who gave the orderאָמַ֜רְתִּי’ā·mar·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
to countלִמְנ֣וֹתlim·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH4487 count, number, reckon, assign
the peopleבָּעָ֗םbā·‘āmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
Iוַאֲנִי־wa·’ă·nî-Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am the oneה֤וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
has sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙ḥā·ṭā·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2398 miss
and acted wickedlyוְהָרֵ֣עַwə·hā·rê·a‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH7489 be evil, bad
But theseוְאֵ֥לֶּהwə·’êl·lehConjunctive waw; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
sheepהַצֹּ֖אןhaṣ·ṣōnArticle; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
whatמֶ֣הmehInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ‘ā·śūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6213 do, make
O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י’ĕ·lō·hayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God
pleaseנָ֤אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
let Your handיָֽדְךָ֙yā·ḏə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
fall uponתְּהִ֨יtə·hîVerb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
meבִּ֚יbîPreposition; first person common singular
and my father’sאָבִ֔י’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
houseוּבְבֵ֣יתū·ḇə·ḇêṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
but do notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
let this plagueלְמַגֵּפָֽה׃סlə·mag·gê·p̄āhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
remain upon Your peopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖ū·ḇə·‘am·mə·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5971 people

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1 Chronicles 21:16 Numbers 14:5 · 1 Kings 21:27 · Joshua 5:13–14 · Jonah 3:6–8 · Psalm 35:13–14 · 2 Kings 6:17 · Exodus 14:19–20 · Genesis 3:24 · Numbers 16:22 · Numbers 22:31

1 Chronicles 21:17 Ezekiel 16:63

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.