1st Chronicles Chapter 21 verse 17 Holy Bible
And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O Jehovah my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against thy people, that they should be plagued.
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And David said to God, Was it not I who gave the order for the people to be numbered? It is I who have done the sin and the great wrong; but these are only sheep; what have they done? let your hand, O Lord God, be lifted up against me and against my family, but not against your people to send disease on them.
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And David said to God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? It is I that have sinned and done evil; but these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, Jehovah my God, be on me and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be smitten.
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And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
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And David said to God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be afflicted.
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David said to God, Isn't it I who commanded the people to be numbered? It is even I who have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Yahweh my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.
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And David saith unto God, `Did not I -- I say to number the people? Yea, I it `is' who have sinned, and done great evil: and these, the flock, what did they? O Jehovah, my God, let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father, and not on Thy people -- to be plagued.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) And David said unto God.--Sam., "Jehovah." Samuel adds, "when he saw the angel that smote the people" (see our 1Chronicles 21:16); "and he said."Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered?--Literally, to number the people. In Samuel these words are wanting. They may have been added by the chronicler for the sake of clearness. "though they may also have formed part of the original narrative.Even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed.--Samuel reads, "Lo, I" (different pronoun) "have sinned, and I have dealt crookedly." Our text here may be paraphrastic, but hardly a corruption of the older one.But as for these sheep, what . . . father's house.--Verbatim as in Samuel, save that the appeal, "O Lord my God," is wanting there. (Literally, But these, the sheep. The king was the shepherd.)But not on thy people, that they should be plagued.--Literally, and on thy people, not for a plague. The strangeness of this order makes it likely that these words comprise two marginal notes, or glosses, which have crept into the text. They are not read in Samuel.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewand Davidדָּוִ֣יד (dā·wîḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jessesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saytoאֶֽל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toGod,הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative“Was it notהֲלֹא֩ (hă·lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noIאֲנִ֨י (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iwho gave the orderאָמַ֜רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayto countלִמְנ֣וֹת (lim·nō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 4487: To weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enrollthe people?בָּעָ֗ם (bā·‘ām)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockI, [the shepherd],וַאֲנִי־ (wa·’ă·nî-)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iam the oneה֤וּא (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, arewhoאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thathas sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙ (ḥā·ṭā·ṯî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemnandוְהָרֵ֣עַ (wə·hā·rê·a‘)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, badacted wickedly.הֲרֵע֔וֹתִי (hă·rê·‘ō·w·ṯî)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, badBut theseוְאֵ֥לֶּה (wə·’êl·leh)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 428: These, thosesheep,הַצֹּ֖אן (haṣ·ṣōn)Article | Noun - common singularStrong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flockwhatמֶ֣ה (meh)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whathave they done?עָשׂ֑וּ (‘ā·śū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makeO LORDיְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelmy God,אֱלֹהַ֗י (’ĕ·lō·hay)Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativepleaseנָ֤א (nā)InterjectionStrong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'let Your handיָֽדְךָ֙ (yā·ḏə·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 3027: A handfall uponתְּהִ֨י (tə·hî)Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bemeבִּ֚י (bî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 0: 0and my father?sאָבִ֔י (’ā·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: Fatherhouse,וּבְבֵ֣ית (ū·ḇə·ḇêṯ)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A housebut do notלֹ֥א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nolet this plagueלְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ (lə·mag·gê·p̄āh)Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4046: A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilenceremain upon Your people.?וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖ (ū·ḇə·‘am·mə·ḵā)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockJump to PreviousAfflicted Commanded Count David Evil Father's Hand House Indeed Numbered Plagued Please Sheep Sinned Wickedly
