2 Samuel
2 Samuel 24:1
1Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Again | וַיֹּ֙סֶף֙ | way·yō·sep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| the anger | אַף־ | ’ap̄- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| burned | לַחֲר֖וֹת | la·ḥă·rō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| against Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and He stirred up | וַיָּ֨סֶת | way·yā·seṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5496 incite, allure, instigate |
| David | דָּוִ֤ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| against them | בָּהֶם֙ | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Go | לֵ֛ךְ | lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| take a census | מְנֵ֥ה | mə·nêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H4487 count, number, reckon, assign |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and Judah | יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
Cross-references
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1 Chronicles 21:1 · 1 Chronicles 27:23–24 · James 1:13–14 · Genesis 50:20 · 1 Kings 22:20–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.