Verse 3
1 Chronicles 28:3
King James Version
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But God (Elohim) said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou
hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֣מַר לִ֔/י לֹא תִבְנֶ֥ה בַ֖יִת לִ/שְׁמִ֑/י כִּ֣י אִ֧ישׁ מִלְחָמ֛וֹת אַ֖תָּה וְ/דָמִ֥ים שָׁפָֽכְתָּ
English Translation
And God said to me, "You shall not build a house for my name, for you are a man of wars and you have shed blood."
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