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1 Chronicles 21:1

In 1 Chronicles 21 of 1 Chronicles.

And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

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וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥דvayaamodand standעָמַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and stand”, the next action in the storyH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…שָׂטָ֖ןsatanSatanשָׂטָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Satan”, the ordinary formH7854an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch-enemy of goodadversary, Satan, withstand.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.וַיָּ֨סֶת֙vayasetand enticeסוּתconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and entice”, the next action in the storyH5496properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduceentice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on, stir up, take away.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דָּוִ֔ידdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.לִמְנ֖וֹתlimnotto appointמָנָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to appoint”, the to-form of the verbH4487properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enrollappoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation

And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel,

World English Bible

Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to take a census of Israel.

Darby Translation

And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Douay-Rheims

And Satan rose up against Israel: and moved David to number Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the devil stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔστη διάβολος ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ἐπέσεισεν τὸν Δαυὶδ τοῦ ἀριθμῆσαι τὸν ἰσραήλ.

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