1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:5–6
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. 6But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
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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 |
1 Chronicles 21:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| include | פָקַ֖ד | p̄ā·qaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| Levi | וְלֵוִי֙ | wə·lê·wî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3878 Levi |
| and Benjamin | וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן | ū·ḇin·yā·min | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| in the count | בְּתוֹכָ֑ם | bə·ṯō·w·ḵām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H8432 midst |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| command | דְּבַר־ | də·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| was detestable | נִתְעַ֥ב | niṯ·‘aḇ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8581 loathe, detest |
| to | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| him | יוֹאָֽב׃ | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Chronicles 21:5 2 Samuel 24:9 · 1 Chronicles 27:23
1 Chronicles 21:6 1 Chronicles 27:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.