1 Chronicles 27:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Davidדָוִיד֙
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
did not countנָשָׂ֤א
(na·sa)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
those twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים
(es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
yearsשָׁנָ֖ה
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
of ageלְמִבֶּ֛ן
(le·mib·ben)
1121: sona prim. root
and under,וּלְמָ֑טָּה
(u·le·mat·tah;)
4295: downwardsfrom natah
becauseכִּ֚י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
the LORD 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
had saidאָמַ֣ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
He would multiplyלְהַרְבֹּ֥ות
(le·har·bo·vt)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
as the starsכְּכֹוכְבֵ֥י
(ke·cho·vch·vei)
3556: a starfrom an unused word
of heaven.הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
(ha·sha·ma·yim.)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
But David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
took
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
not the number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
of them from twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
old
ben  (bane)
a 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.
and under
mattah  (mat'-taw)
downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes -- beneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath).
because the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
had said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
he would increase
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
like to the stars
kowkab  (ko-kawb')
a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince -- star(-gazer).
of the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But David did not count those twenty years of age and under, because the LORD had said He would multiply Israel as the stars of heaven.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David didn't count the men aged 20 or under, for the LORD had said He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven.

International Standard Version
David did not complete a census of those younger than 20 years of age, since the LORD had said he would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven.

NET Bible
David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the LORD had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David didn't count those under 20 years old, because the LORD had promised that the people of Israel would be as numerous as the stars in the sky.

King James 2000 Bible
But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the heavens.
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