1 Chronicles 21:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
בָּקַשׁ
does he seek
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בָּקַשׁ
Seek, search. Baqash. To search diligently. Seek the LORD while He may be found. This is not passive looking but intense searching with your whole heart.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עַם
people/ his
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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כֹּל
do all of/ them
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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פַּעַם
times
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פַּעַם
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
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יָסַף
may he add
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יָסַף
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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מֵאָה
a hundred
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מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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יוֹאָב
Joab
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יוֹאָב
Joab, the name of three Israelites
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