1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 21:2–3

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.”

³But Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

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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

1 Chronicles 21:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Joab	יוֹאָ֗ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
May the LORD	יְהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
multiply	יוֹסֵף֩	yō·w·sêp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
His troops	עַמּ֤וֹ׀	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
a hundred	מֵאָ֣ה	mê·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
times	פְעָמִ֔ים	p̄ə·‘ā·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
over	כָּהֵם֙	kā·hêm	Preposition-k; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
My lord	אֲדֹנִ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
are they not	הֲלֹא֙	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
all	כֻּלָּ֥ם	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
servants	לַעֲבָדִ֑ים	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
of my lord	לַאדֹנִ֖י	la·ḏō·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
Why	לָ֣מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
does my lord	אֲדֹנִ֔י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
want	יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	yə·ḇaq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
to do this	זֹאת֙	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
Why	לָ֛מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should he bring	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
guilt	לְאַשְׁמָ֖ה	lə·’aš·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H819 wrong-doing, guiltiness
on Israel	לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	lə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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

1 Chronicles 21:3 Deuteronomy 1:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.