1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 21:30

³⁰but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
but David	דָּוִ֛יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
could	יָכֹ֥ל	yā·ḵōl	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	לָלֶ֥כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
before it	לְפָנָ֖יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
to inquire	לִדְרֹ֣שׁ	liḏ·rōš	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1875 resort to, seek
of God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he was afraid	נִבְעַ֔ת	niḇ·‘aṯ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1204 fall upon, startle, terrify
of	מִפְּנֵ֕י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the sword	חֶ֖רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2719 sword
of the angel	מַלְאַ֥ךְ	mal·’aḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.