1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:6
6But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
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| 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 |
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