1 Chronicles 19:5
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Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
In other translations
Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
Hebrew words
וַיֵּלְכוּvaiyelekhuand people wentH1980וַיַּגִּידוּvaiyagiduand they toldH5046לְדָוִידledavidto DavidH1732עַל־'al-onH5921הָאֲנָשִׁיםha'anashimthe menH582וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sentH7971לִקְרָאתָםlikratamto meet themH7122כִּי־ki-forH3588הָיוּhayuthey wereH1961הָאֲנָשִׁיםha'anashimthe menH582נִכְלָמִיםnikhlamimhumiliatedH3637מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428שְׁבוּshevuremainH3427בִירֵחוֹvirechoat JerichoH3405עַד'aduntilH5704אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834יְצַמַּחyetzamachit will grow backH6779זְקַנְכֶםzekankhembeard yourH2206וְשַׁבְתֶּם׃veshavtemand you will returnH7725
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Related verses
- Judges 16:22Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.
- Matthew 18:31So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
- 1 Kings 16:34In his days did Hiel the Beth–elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
- Joshua 6:24-2624 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. 25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.24 Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house. 25 And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day. 26 At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
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People and places
People: David
Places: Jericho