1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:3
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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| 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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