2 Samuel

2 Samuel 24:21

²¹“Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said.

“To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	מַדּ֛וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
has my lord	אֲדֹנִֽי־	’ă·ḏō·nî-	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
come	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his servant	עַבְדּ֑וֹ	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Araunah	אֲרַ֔וְנָה	’ă·raw·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H728 Araunah
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
To buy	לִקְנ֧וֹת	liq·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7069 get, acquire
your threshing floor	הַגֹּ֗רֶן	hag·gō·ren	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1637 threshing-floor
David	דָּוִ֜ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
that I may build	לִבְנ֤וֹת	liḇ·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build
an altar	מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
so that the plague	הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה	ham·mag·gê·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
upon	מֵעַ֥ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
may be halted	וְתֵעָצַ֥ר	wə·ṯê·‘ā·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6113 restrain, retain

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.