2 Samuel

2 Samuel 24:10

¹⁰After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, 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
After	אַחֲרֵי־	’a·ḥă·rê-	Preposition	H310 behind
had numbered	סָפַ֣ר	sā·p̄ar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5608 count
the troops	הָעָ֑םס	hå̄·ʿå̄·ms	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
conscience	לֵב־	lêḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
was stricken	וַיַּ֤ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
and he	דָּוִ֜ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I have sinned	חָטָ֤אתִי	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
greatly	מְאֹד֙	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
in what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have done	עָשִׂ֔יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
Now	וְעַתָּ֣ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
O LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
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	עֲוֺ֣ן	‘ă·wōn	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׃	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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2 Samuel 12:13 · 1 Samuel 13:13 · Proverbs 28:13 · 1 Samuel 24:5 · 2 Chronicles 16:9 · 1 John 1:9 · 1 Chronicles 21:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.