2 Samuel

2 Samuel 24:22–24

²²Araunah said to David, “May my lord the king take whatever seems good to him and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. ²³O king, Araunah gives all these to the king.” He also said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.”

²⁴“No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”

So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.^h

Footnotes

h 24:24 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver.

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2 Samuel 24:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Araunah	אֲרַ֙וְנָה֙	’ă·raw·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H728 Araunah
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
David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
May my lord	אֲדֹנִ֥י	’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
take	יִקַּ֥ח	yiq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
whatever seems	רְאֵה֙	rə·’êh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
good	הַטּ֣וֹב	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
to him	בְּעֵינוֹ	bə·ʿē·nō	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
and offer it up	וְיַ֛עַל	wə·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
Here are the oxen	הַבָּקָ֣ר	hab·bā·qār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
for a burnt offering	לָעֹלָ֔ה	lā·‘ō·lāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5930 whole burnt-offering
and the threshing sledges	וְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛ים	wə·ham·mō·rig·gîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4173 threshing-sledge
and ox	הַבָּקָ֖ר	hab·bā·qār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
yokes	וּכְלֵ֥י	ū·ḵə·lê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
for the wood	לָעֵצִֽים׃	lā·‘ê·ṣîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood

2 Samuel 24:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Araunah	אֲרַ֥וְנָה	’ă·raw·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H728 Araunah
gives	נָתַ֛ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
all these	הַכֹּ֗ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
to the king	לַמֶּ֑לֶךְס	lam·mɛ·lɛḵs	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
also	אֲרַ֙וְנָה֙	’ă·raw·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H728 Araunah
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
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
May the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
accept you	יִרְצֶֽךָ׃	yir·ṣe·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably

2 Samuel 24:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	לֹ֚א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
I insist on paying	קָנ֨וֹ	qā·nōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7069 get, acquire
a price	בִּמְחִ֔יר	bim·ḥîr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4242 price, hire
for I will not	וְלֹ֧א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
offer	אַעֲלֶ֛ה	’a·‘ă·leh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
my God	אֱלֹהַ֖י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
burnt offerings	עֹל֣וֹת	‘ō·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5930 whole burnt-offering
that cost me nothing	חִנָּ֑ם	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour
So David	דָּוִ֤ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
bought	וַיִּ֨קֶן	way·yi·qen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7069 get, acquire
the threshing floor	הַגֹּ֙רֶן֙	hag·gō·ren	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1637 threshing-floor
and the oxen	הַבָּקָ֔ר	hab·bā·qār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
for fifty	חֲמִשִּֽׁים׃	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
shekels	שְׁקָלִ֥ים	šə·qā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8255 shekel
of silver	בְּכֶ֖סֶף	bə·ḵe·sep̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money

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