1 Chronicles 21:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

Young's Literal Translation

And Levi and Benjamin he hath not numbered in their midst, for the word of the king was abominable with Joab.

King James Bible

But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

Hebrew
But [Joab] did not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

include
פָקַ֖ד (p̄ā·qaḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

Levi
וְלֵוִי֙ (wə·lê·wî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3878: Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him

and Benjamin
וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן (ū·ḇin·yā·min)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites

in the count,
בְּתוֹכָ֑ם (bə·ṯō·w·ḵām)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the king’s
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

command
דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

was detestable
נִתְעַ֥ב (niṯ·‘aḇ)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8581: To loathe, detest

to
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

him.
יוֹאָֽב׃ (yō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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