2 Samuel 24:21

Bible › 2 Samuel › Chapter 24 › Verse 21

And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.“Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”

In other translations

And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.“Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲרַוְנָה'aravnahAraunahH728מַדּוּעַmadua'why?H4069בָּאba'has he comeH935אֲדֹנִי־'adoni-lord myH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֶל־'el-toH413עַבְדּוֹavdoservant hisH5650וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732לִקְנוֹתliknotto buyH7069מֵעִמְּךָme'imekhafrom with <the> youH5973אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַגֹּרֶןhagorenthe threshing floorH1637לִבְנוֹתlivnotto buildH1129מִזְבֵּחַmizbeachan altarH4196לַיהוָהlayahwehto YahwehH3068וְתֵעָצַרvete'atzarso it may be restrainedH6113הַמַּגֵּפָהhamagefahthe plagueH4046מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921הָעָם׃ha'amthe peopleH5971

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: David, Ornan

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