1 Chronicles 21:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Joab said, Jehovah make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt unto Israel?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And Joab said, May the Lord make his people a hundred times more in number than they are; but, my lord king, are they not all my lord's servants? why would my lord have this done? why will he become a cause of sin to Israel?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And Joab said, Jehovah add to his people, how many soever they be, a hundredfold: are they not all, my lord O king, my lord's servants? why does my lord require this thing? why should he become a trespass to Israel?
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And Joab answered, the LORD make his people a hundred times more numerous than they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
World English Bible (WEB)
Joab said, Yahweh make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, aren't they all my lord's servants? why does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And Joab saith, `Jehovah doth add to His people as they are a hundred times; are they not, my lord, O king, all of them to my lord for servants? why doth my lord seek this? why is he for a cause of guilt to Israel?'
| And Joab | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| answered, | יוֹאָ֗ב | yôʾāb | yoh-AV |
| The Lord | יוֹסֵף֩ | yôsēp | yoh-SAFE |
| people his make | יְהוָ֨ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| an hundred | עַל | ʿal | al |
| times | עַמּ֤וֹ׀ | ʿammô | AH-moh |
| more many so | כָּהֵם֙ | kāhēm | ka-HAME |
| as they | מֵאָ֣ה | mēʾâ | may-AH |
| lord my but, be: | פְעָמִ֔ים | pĕʿāmîm | feh-ah-MEEM |
| the king, | הֲלֹא֙ | hălōʾ | huh-LOH |
| not they are | אֲדֹנִ֣י | ʾădōnî | uh-doh-NEE |
| all | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| my lord's | כֻּלָּ֥ם | kullām | koo-LAHM |
| servants? | לַֽאדֹנִ֖י | laʾdōnî | la-doh-NEE |
| why | לַֽעֲבָדִ֑ים | laʿăbādîm | la-uh-va-DEEM |
| lord my doth then | לָ֣מָּה | lāmmâ | LA-ma |
| require | יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | yĕbaqqēš | yeh-va-KAYSH |
| thing? this | זֹאת֙ | zōt | zote |
| why | אֲדֹנִ֔י | ʾădōnî | uh-doh-NEE |
| will he be | לָ֛מָּה | lāmmâ | LA-ma |
| trespass of cause a | יִֽהְיֶ֥ה | yihĕye | yee-heh-YEH |
| to Israel? | לְאַשְׁמָ֖ה | lĕʾašmâ | leh-ash-MA |
| לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | lĕyiśrāʾēl | leh-yees-ra-ALE |