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1 Chronicles 21:9

And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,

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וַיְדַבֵּ֤רvaydaberand speakדָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and speak”, the next action in the storyH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).גָּ֔דgadGadגָּדnoun, proper name — “Gad”H1410Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophetGad.חֹזֵ֥הchozehagreementחֹזֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “agreement”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2374a beholder in vision; also a compact (as looked upon with approval)agreement, prophet, see that, seer, (star-) gazer.דָוִ֖ידdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.לֵאמֹֽרlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying:

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah speaketh unto Gad, seer of David, saying:

World English Bible

Yahweh spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

Darby Translation

And Jehovah spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer, saying,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Γὰδ τὸν ὁρῶντα,