1 Chronicles 21:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרh559
1And Joabיוֹאָ֗בh3097
2so many moreיוֹסֵף֩h3254
3The LORDיְהוָ֨הh3068
4עַלh5921
5make his peopleעַמּ֤וֹ׀h5971
6as theyכָּהֵם֙h1992
7an hundredמֵאָ֣הh3967
8timesפְעָמִ֔יםh6471
9הֲלֹא֙h3808
18are they not all my lord'sאֲדֹנִ֔יh113
11the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְh4428
12כֻּלָּ֥םh3605
18are they not all my lord'sאֲדֹנִ֔יh113
14servantsלַֽעֲבָדִ֑יםh5650
15לָ֣מָּהh4100
16requireיְבַקֵּ֥שׁh1245
17זֹאת֙h2063
18are they not all my lord'sאֲדֹנִ֔יh113
19לָ֛מָּהh4100
20יִֽהְיֶ֥הh1961
21this thing why will he be a cause of trespassלְאַשְׁמָ֖הh819
22to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃h3478

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Joab said, Jehovah make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt unto Israel?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Joab said, May the Lord make his people a hundred times more in number than they are; but, my lord king, are they not all my lord's servants? why would my lord have this done? why will he become a cause of sin to Israel?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Joab said, Jehovah add to his people, how many soever they be, a hundredfold: are they not all, my lord O king, my lord's servants? why does my lord require this thing? why should he become a trespass to Israel?

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And Joab answered, the LORD make his people a hundred times more numerous than they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

World English Bible (WEB)

Joab said, Yahweh make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, aren't they all my lord's servants? why does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Joab saith, `Jehovah doth add to His people as they are a hundred times; are they not, my lord, O king, all of them to my lord for servants? why doth my lord seek this? why is he for a cause of guilt to Israel?'