1 Chronicles 28:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But Godוְהָאֱלֹהִים֙
(ve·ha·'e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
saidאָ֣מַר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to me, 'You shall not buildתִבְנֶ֥ה
(tiv·neh)
1129: to builda prim. root
a houseבַ֖יִת
(va·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
for My nameלִשְׁמִ֑י
(lish·mi;)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
becauseכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you are a manאִ֧ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of warמִלְחָמֹ֛ות
(mil·cha·mo·vt)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
and have shedשָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃
(sha·fa·che·ta.)
8210: to pour out, poura prim. root
blood.'וְדָמִ֥ים
(ve·da·mim)
1818: blooda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto me Thou shalt not build
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
an house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
for my name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
because thou hast been a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of war
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
and hast shed
shaphak  (shaw-fak')
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out -- cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.'

King James Bible
But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.'"

International Standard Version
But then God told me, 'You will not build a temple to my name, because you are a man of war, and you have committed bloodshed.'

NET Bible
But God said to me, 'You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But God told me, 'You must not build the temple for my name. You have fought wars and caused bloodshed.'

King James 2000 Bible
But God said unto me, You shall not build a house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.
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