God & Savior

1 Chronicles 22:8

but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
1 Chronicles 22:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֨י עָלַ֤י דְּבַר־יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר דָּ֤ם לָרֹב֙ שָׁפַ֔כְתָּ וּמִלְחָמ֥וֹת גְּדֹל֖וֹת עָשִׂ֑יתָ לֹֽא־תִבְנֶ֥ה בַ֙יִת֙ לִשְׁמִ֔י כִּ֚י דָּמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים שָׁפַ֥כְתָּ אַ֖רְצָה לְפָנָֽי׃

  1. וַיְהִ֨יvay.Hi“and it came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. עָלַ֤י'a.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. דְּבַר־de.var-“[the] word of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  4. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. דָּ֤םdam“blood”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  7. לָרֹב֙la.Ro“to abundance”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֹב · “abundance” · Strong's H7230
  8. שָׁפַ֔כְתָּsha.Fakh.ta“you have shed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַךְ · “kill” · Strong's H8210H
  9. וּמִלְחָמ֥וֹתu.mil.cha.Mot“and wars”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  10. גְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.Lot“great”
    Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  11. עָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.ta“you have made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “[do](ACTION)” · Strong's H6213J
  12. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. תִבְנֶ֥הtiv.Neh“you will build”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  14. בַ֙יִת֙va.yit“a house”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  15. לִשְׁמִ֔יlish.Mi“for name my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  16. כִּ֚יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  17. דָּמִ֣יםda.Mim“blood<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  18. רַבִּ֔יםra.Bim“much”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  19. שָׁפַ֥כְתָּsha.Fakh.ta“you have shed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַךְ · “kill” · Strong's H8210H
  20. אַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzah“[the] ground towards”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  21. לְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.Nai“<to> before me”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)