{
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.21.17",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֣יד אֶֽל־הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים הֲלֹא֩ אֲנִ֨י אָמַ֜רְתִּי לִמְנ֣וֹת בָּעָ֗ם וַאֲנִי־ה֤וּא אֲשֶׁר־חָטָ֙אתִי֙ וְהָרֵ֣עַ הֲרֵע֔וֹתִי וְאֵ֥לֶּה הַצֹּ֖אן מֶ֣ה עָשׂ֑וּ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֗י תְּהִ֨י נָ֤א יָֽדְךָ֙ בִּ֚י וּבְבֵ֣ית אָבִ֔י וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖ לֹ֥א לְמַגֵּפָֽה",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *Dāwid* *ʾel*-*hā-ʾĕlōhîm* *hă-lōʾ* *ʾănî* *ʾāmartî* *li-mnôt* *bā-ʿām* *wə-ʾănî*-*hûʾ* *ʾăšer*-*ḥāṭāʾtî* *wə-hārēaʿ* *hărēʿôtî* *wə-ʾēlleh* *ha-ṣṣōʾn* *meh* *ʿāśû* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhay* *təhî* *nāʾ* *yādəkā* *bî* *û-bə-bêt* *ʾābî* *û-bə-ʿamməkā* *lōʾ* *lə-maggēpâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to, toward",
"*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun common masculine plural - the God",
"*hă-lōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - is it not?",
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun 1st person common singular - I",
"*ʾāmartî*": "Qal perfect 1st common singular - I said/commanded",
"*li-mnôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to count/number",
"*bā-ʿām*": "preposition + definite article + noun common masculine singular - among the people",
"*wə-ʾănî*": "conjunction + pronoun 1st person common singular - and I",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who, which",
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "Qal perfect 1st common singular - I have sinned",
"*wə-hārēaʿ*": "conjunction + Hiphil infinitive absolute - and doing evil",
"*hărēʿôtî*": "Hiphil perfect 1st common singular - I have done evil",
"*wə-ʾēlleh*": "conjunction + demonstrative plural - and these",
"*ha-ṣṣōʾn*": "definite article + noun common feminine singular - the flock/sheep",
"*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - what?",
"*ʿāśû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they have done",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun common masculine plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my God",
"*təhî*": "Qal jussive 3rd feminine singular - let be",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please",
"*yādəkā*": "noun common feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*bî*": "preposition with 1st person common singular suffix - against me",
"*û-bə-bêt*": "conjunction + preposition + noun common masculine singular construct - and against the house of",
"*ʾābî*": "noun common masculine singular construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my father",
"*û-bə-ʿamməkā*": "conjunction + preposition + noun common masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and against your people",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*lə-maggēpâ*": "preposition + noun common feminine singular - for a plague"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God, gods, divine being(s)",
"*li-mnôt*": "to count, number, reckon, assign",
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "I have sinned, missed the mark, failed",
"*hărēʿôtî*": "I have done evil, acted wickedly, caused harm",
"*ṣṣōʾn*": "flock, sheep, small cattle",
"*maggēpâ*": "plague, blow, slaughter, defeat"
}
}