1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:24
24“No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | לֹ֕א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| replied | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| King | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| David | דָּוִיד֙ | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| I insist on paying | קָנֹ֥ה | qā·nōh | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H7069 get, acquire |
| the full | מָלֵ֑א | mā·lê | Adjective - masculine singular | H4392 full |
| price | בְּכֶ֣סֶף | bə·ḵe·sep̄ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| for | כִּ֠י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| take | אֶשָּׂ֤א | ’eś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| for the LORD | לַיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| belongs to you | לְךָ֙ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| nor will I offer | וְהַעֲל֥וֹת | wə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| burnt offerings | עוֹלָ֖ה | ‘ō·w·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| that cost me nothing | חִנָּֽם׃ | ḥin·nām | Adverb | H2600 out of favour |
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