1 Chronicles 21:17

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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.And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”

In other translations

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.And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559דָּוִידdavidDavidH1732אֶל־'el-toH413הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430הֲלֹאhalo'¿ notH3808אֲנִי'aniIH589אָמַרְתִּי'amartidid I sayH559לִמְנוֹתlimnotto countH4487בָּעָםba'am<in> the peopleH5971וַאֲנִי־va'ani-and IH589הוּאhu'[am] heH1931הָרֹעֶהharo'ehthe shepherdH7462אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834חָטָאתִיchatatiI have sinnedH2398וְהָרֵעַveharea'and exceedingly <do evil>H7489הֲרֵעוֹתִיhare'otiI have done evilH7489וְאֵלֶּהve'elehand theseH428הַצֹּאןhatzonthe sheepH6629מֶהmehwhat?H4100עָשׂוּ'asuhave they doneH6213יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068אֱלֹהַי'elohaiGod myH430תְּהִיtehilet it beH1961נָאna'pleaseH4994יָדְךָyadekhahand yourH3027בִּיbion meוּבְבֵיתuveveitand on [the] house ofH1004אָבִי'avifather myH1וּבְעַמְּךָuve'amekhaand on people yourH5971לֹאlo'notH3808לְמַגֵּפָה׃ סlemagefahto a plagueH4046

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