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1 Chronicles 27:23

But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.

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וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נָשָׂ֤אnasalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lift up”, a completed actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…דָוִיד֙davidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.מִסְפָּרָ֔םmisparamnumberמִסְפָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “number”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4557a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration[phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.לְמִבֶּ֛ןlemibento from sonבֵּןpreposition, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to from son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […עֶשְׂרִ֥יםesrimtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).שָׁנָ֖הshanahyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).וּלְמָ֑טָּהulematahand to beneathמַטָּהconjunction, preposition, adverb — “and to beneath”H4295downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixesbeneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath).כִּ֚יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אָמַ֣רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to 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…יְהוָ֔הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְהַרְבּ֥וֹתleharbotto increaseרָבָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to increase”, the to-form of the verbH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…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).יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יkekhokheveas starכּוֹכָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “as star”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3556a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a princestar(-gazer).הַשָּׁמָֽיִםhashamayimthe heavenשָׁמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under; because the LORD had said He would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David hath not taken up their number from a son of twenty years and under, for Jehovah said to multiply Israel as the stars of the heavens.

World English Bible

But David didn’t take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Yahweh had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.

Darby Translation

And David took not their number from twenty years old and under; for Jehovah had said he would increase Israel as the stars of heaven.

Douay-Rheims

But David would not number them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said that he would multiply Israel like the stars of heaven.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under; because the LORD had said He would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But David took not their number from twenty years old and under: because the Lord said that he would multiply Israel as the stars of the heaven.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οὐκ ἔλαβε Δαυὶδ τὸν ἀριθμὸν αὐτῶν ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς καὶ κάτω, ὅτι εἶπε Κύριος πληθῦναι τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ὡς τοὺς ἀστέρας τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.