King James Version (KJV)
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.
Modern English
But God said to me: You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.
Hebrew
וְהָאֱלֹהִ֥ים אָמַ֖ר לִ֑י לֹא תִבְנֶ֥ה בַ֙יִת֙ לִשְׁמִ֔י כִּ֣י אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמ֣וֹת אַ֗תָּה וְדָמִ֖ים שָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃
vhaʾelohiym ʾamar liy loʾ tibneh bayit lishmiy kiy ʾiysh milḥamvot ʾatah vdamiym shapakta