1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:8
8Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then David | דָּוִיד֙ | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| God | הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| I have sinned | חָטָ֣אתִֽי | ḥā·ṭā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2398 miss |
| greatly | מְאֹ֔ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| because | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have done | עָשִׂ֖יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| thing | הַדָּבָ֣ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| Now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| I beg You | נָא֙ | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| to take away | הַֽעֲבֶר־ | ha·‘ă·ḇer- | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the iniquity | עֲו֣וֹן | ‘ă·wō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| of Your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֔ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have acted very | מְאֹֽד׃פ | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| foolishly | נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי | nis·kal·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5528 be foolish, or a fool |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.