1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:4–5
4Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem. 5And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
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1 Chronicles 21:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevertheless | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| word | וּדְבַר־ | ū·ḏə·ḇar- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| prevailed | חָזַ֣ק | ḥā·zaq | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Joab | יוֹאָ֑ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| So Joab | יוֹאָ֗ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| departed | וַיֵּצֵ֣א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and traveled | וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙ | way·yiṯ·hal·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| throughout | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and then he returned | וַיָּבֹ֖א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
1 Chronicles 21:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Joab | יוֹאָ֛ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| reported | וַיִּתֵּ֥ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| David | דָּוִ֑יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| the total | מִסְפַּ֥ר | mis·par | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4557 number, tale |
| number | מִפְקַד־ | mip̄·qaḏ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4662 muster, appointment, appointed place |
| of the troops | הָעָ֖ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| In all | כָֽל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| there were | וַיְהִ֣י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| 1,100,000 | אֶ֣לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| men | אִישׁ֙ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who drew | שֹׁ֣לֵֽף | šō·lêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8025 draw out, off |
| the sword | חֶ֔רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| including 470,000 | אַרְבַּע֩ | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| in Judah | וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה | wî·hū·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.